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Home Office

Answer

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many National Hi-Tech Crime Unit staff will (a) be dedicated to the policing of internet chatrooms, (b) have the priority of protection of children on the internet and (c) have specific training in dealing with child protection law; and what the framework for liaison between the internet crime squad child protection team and other police units will be. [140792] Mr. Charles Clarke: The deployment of staff in the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit and the allocation to them of specific tasks and priorities will be an operational matter for the Head of the Unit to determine. Members of the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit who are engaged in the investigation of serious and organised paedophile activity or who support local police investigations of paedophile activity will be appropriately trained. The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit will provide local police units with advice and best practice guidance on the conduct of internet crime investigations through the provision of a helpdesk function, an information network and liaison events.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

357 c681W;357 c680W; 140792

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Children Crime ICT Internet Protection Paedophilia National Hi-Tech Crime Unit

Link

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