Consultation outcome

Internet Safety Strategy green paper

• From: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and The Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP
• Published: 11 October 2017
• Last updated: 7 June 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

The Internet Safety Strategy looks at how we can ensure Britain is the safest place in the world to be online. The Strategy considers the responsibilities of companies to their users, the use of technical solutions to prevent online harms and government’s role in supporting users.

The consultation covered various aspects of online safety including:

• the introduction of a social media code of practice, transparency reporting and a social media levy,
• technological solutions to online harms,
• developing children’s digital literacy,
• support for parents and carers,
• adults’ experience of online abuse, and
• young people’s use of online dating websites/ applications.

We have now published the Government response to the consultation. You can find the document below.

The response sets the findings from our consultation and announces our intention to publish a White Paper before the end of the year. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Home Office will jointly work on this White Paper which will set out our proposals for future legislation.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on the government’s Internet Safety Strategy.

This consultation ran from
12:15am on 11 October 2017 to midday on 7 December 2017

Consultation description

The Internet Safety Strategy looks at how we can ensure Britain is the safest place in the world to be online. The Strategy considers the responsibilities of companies to their users, the use of technical solutions to prevent online harms and government’s role in supporting users.

The consultation covers various aspects of online safety including:

• the introduction of a social media code of practice, transparency reporting and a social media levy
• technological solutions to online harms
• developing children’s digital literacy
• support for parents and carers
• adults’ experience of online abuse, and
• young people’s use of online dating websites/ applications

Also published today: Children’s online activities, risks and safety: A literature review by the UKCCIS Evidence Group. To be found on the UKCCIS webpage

If you would like to review a list of the consultation questions before completing the online survey, please contact us at the email address below.

Documents

Government Response to the Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper

PDF, 1.05 MB, 75 pages

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Government Response to the Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper

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ISS Government Response 2018 Welsh Translation

PDF, 838 KB, 80 pages

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Internet Safety Strategy green paper - PDF

PDF, 894 KB, 62 pages

Internet Safety Strategy green paper

MS Word Document, 233 KB

Internet Safety Strategy green paper, Welsh Translation

MS Word Document, 162 KB

Internet Safety Strategy consultation questions, Welsh Translation

MS Word Document, 61.7 KB

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Published 11 October 2017
Last updated 7 June 2018 + show all updates

1. 7 June 2018

   Addition of ISS Government Response 2018 Welsh Translation

2. 22 May 2018

   Addition of further version of the Govt response

3. 20 May 2018

   Changed to show that consulttaion closed

4. 20 May 2018

   Addition of the Government response to the Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper

5. 11 October 2017

   First published.