Sajid Javid has promised to make tackling sexual exploitation of children a priority, in his role as Home Secretary.
During a speech delivered today at the headquarters of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), Javid warned tech companies that they needed to crack down on online child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the same way they were now going about tackling extremism online.
The latest figures reveal a 700% increase in child abuse images being referred to the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the last five years. The data also estimates that up to 80,000 people in the UK currently present some kind of sexual threat to children online, with exploitative material increasingly featuring younger and younger children.
Javid asked companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter to address five core areas:
- block child sexual abuse material as soon as companies detect it being uploaded
- stop child grooming taking place on their platforms
- work with government and law enforcement to shut down live-streamed child abuse
- for companies to be much more forward leaning in helping law enforcement agencies to deal with these types of crimes
- show a greater level of openness and transparency and a willingness to share best practice and technology between companies
Javid also outlined new funding to tackle CSE, including an extra £21.5 million for law enforcement over the next 18 months to reduce the volume of offending and pursue the most hardened and dangerous abusers, £2.6 million for prevention work, with some of this grant going to the child protection charity the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, £250,000 for new ideas on how to detect and disrupt live streaming of abuse, and a further £600,000 for Project Arachnid – pioneering technology that helps to identify and remove Child Sexual Abuse material from the internet. The Home Secretary has also promised 11 councils £13 million to protect vulnerable children from exploitation and abuse.
You can read Javid’s speech in full, here.
Researching Reform 
First question he states about sharing through technology and openness-
1.wasnt the NHS trust HACKED last year with all person’s data?
2. When reporting crimes how many constabularies have regmfused to investigate including them sat in the “Big house”?
3. FACT a local authority breeches children’s data putting them at severe risk by “alleging ” sending information to a wrong email…..?
4. All MPs told to wipe there computers before the new GDPA was issued in legislation form?
5. How many children have been killed in and subjected to horrifying abuse and exploitation?
6. A 14 year old was taken without PR of birth mother via S20 signed allegedly by dad. However this 14 year old named Serena from Pembrokeshire council in wales knew she was clubbing not reported missing her mental health deteriorating as her mother begged for her to be allowed HOME. Foster carer sexually abused her giving her a gold bangle. That should have been questioned?
allegations of her hating mum but in reports moods lifted when seeing mum?
That poor girl was in a town full off cctv no investigation carried out and found hanging of a peer. “blood on your hands ” no court orders again on another family her mother still seeking answers and openness. ?
This minister has held interesting positions before he became child Minster , what’s his real interests?
10,000 children reported missing from local authorities across the uk how about the real numbers sir… why do you think people have lost their trust in everything?
Files I’ve read keeps me and others awake or night as local authorities do nothing when reported and NSPCC has stated because they refer and work for local authorities ( seen made up report when a family were out of UK of refferal) so who are they really serving when paid to submit referrals?
Sheep are awakening and parents and children have now got voices to speak up for them against perpetrators where dishonesty is playing a big part
Exellant article
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Alas Javid is a typical typical politician ! He makes a long speecvh using a lot of flowery language but completely lacking in any solid content.
All he says can be summed up in just a few words “The internet giants must reform or we will pass new laws to make them do so ”
Not even a hint of what the new law would be ! Just the childish threat “Behave or else…….”
Can anyone really call such empty threats constructive?
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We hear a lot about efforts to tackle Child Sexual abuse.
what about all the children in Care who suffer psychological abuse from social workers and others after being cut off from their birth families with Lies and deception.when will they tackle that abuse.
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Words are so easy and soundbites are good for the political image – but actual deeds take more effort and longer to execute. Time will tell.
Meanwhile, our children and young people are growing as each day passes; not only in age – but in experiencing ever more dangerous encounters with unseen and unknown predators who remain lurking in the shadows, like the wolf in Red Riding Hood.
We need good, honest, honourable teachers – experienced and well-balanced to inform and instruct as objectively as possible. Our children and young people need people they can TRUST and that we, the community, can trust with our youngsters when it comes to ensuring they are internet savvy..
The internet is a wonderful and powerful aid if used properly, but equally – it has proved to be a double-edged sword that can be the agent of evil as well as a force for good. Like all powerful forces, it needs to be harnessed and kept under control if it is to be of potential benefit rather than a scourge.
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