Waveney MP Peter Aldous today commented on the publication of the final Report of a cross-party Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Child Protection. The panel of MPs, which included Mr Aldous, concluded that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the Government need to do more to keep children safe online.

The Inquiry recommended that:

• Government initiate a formal review of an Opt-In filter to access adult material on the internet;


• The Government should press for accelerated implementation plans for “Active Choice”; the content filtering system proposed for new internet customers by the largest ISPs;


• Within 12 months, ISPs should roll out “single account” network filters that provide one-click filtering for all devices connected to the same internet account;


• A single regulator should take lead responsibility on internet safety;


• Public Wi-Fi networks should have a default adult-content bar;


• Government and industry should draw up new guidelines to publicise existing safety settings on computers and internet-enabled devices;


• ISPs should provide more support and signposting for internet safety education.

Commenting, Peter Aldous said:

“As the reach of the internet in our daily lives expands this is a hugely important issue if we are to ensure our children are protected from inappropriate adult material. There is much more internet service providers could be doing to regulate content on the internet and offer choice as what subjects internet provision allows.”

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