Written question asked by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour) on Monday, 20 March 2006.

Child Protection

Question: When and where the first meeting to be hosted by the Secretary of State for the Home Department will take place as part of the new taskforce on child protection organisation to which members of the wider community will be invited, as set out in the summary of the minutes of the task force’s meeting held on 23 February 2006; and what is the manner in which they intend to invite members of the wider community to participate in that meeting.

Answer: The first meeting of the Taskforce for Child Protection on the Internet took place on 6 July 2005, following the review referred to in the minutes of the 23 February 2005. Taskforce representatives were invited to attend, along with their CEO or equivalent and others from their organisation in order to help prioritise the work within those organisations and encourage continued participation in the taskforce’s ongoing work.

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