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Written question asked by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 December 2014 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 8 December 2014. A substantive answer was provided by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Friday, 12 December 2014 on behalf of the Home Office.


Offences against Children: Databases

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures she has put in place to enable images identified by (a) the Internet Watch Foundation, (b) the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, (c) Interpol and (d) other international law enforcement bodies to be added to the Child Abuse Image Database.

Answer

All access to the Child Abuse Image Database will be covered by formal agreements with the relevant parties. These agreements are being developed. It is absolutely our intention to receive images from a wide range of sources,
including the Internet Watch Foundation, the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, Interpol, and law enforcement partners internationally.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
216996
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Databases Offences against children
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk