Internet: Children and Young People
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with stakeholders in the North East on the protection children and young people from harmful content online.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan
This Government is committed to keeping people safe online, so that they can seize all the opportunities that the internet brings.
Is it essential that policy is shaped by people with lived experience and we engage regularly with a range of stakeholders to understand how best to protect children and young people from harmful online content. Ofcom, the independent regulator for online safety, also engaged with children across the country in developing its safety codes.
Details of ministerial engagement are published quarterly on GOV.UK.
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