Written question asked by Margaret Moran (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 November 2009. It was answered by Alan Campbell (Labour) on Thursday, 12 November 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.
Offences Against Children: Internet
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much and what proportion of his Department's budget has been allocated to tackling child abuse and the viewing of images of child abuse online in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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The Government set up the Child Protection and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) in 2006 to help protect children online. They have tackled both those who abuse children and those who are trading in images of such abuse. Since 2006 the Government have provided funding for the centre of:
£ million 2006-07 5.360 2007-08 5.657 2008-09 6.270 2009-10 6.353 In addition, chief constables have their normal policing budget which they are able to use on the priorities for their forces. Any decision on funding or staffing for child protection activity is a matter for the chief constables for their area.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 499 c955W; 298920
- Session
- 2008-09
- Subjects
- Internet Offences against children
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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