The Children's Charities' Coalition for Internet Safety launch their Digital Manifesto
The Children's Charities Coalition on Internet Safety (
CHIS) has launched its "Digital
Manifesto", which it is sending to all the political parties represented
in the Westminster Parliament, the Scottish Parliament and the Assemblies in Northern Ireland and Wales. The manifesto asks the
parties to commit themselves to supporting the policies and recommendations
which the children's charities have made in the document and indicates that
details of all responses received will be published.
The document contains many insightful ideas which make recommendations for
government around issues such as child abuse images, policies, the use of
mobile internet technologies, social networking, support for professionals and
ideas for future developments. The manifesto was written by John Carr, from UKCCIS and the Sectary of CHIS and
Dr Zoe Hilton, Policy advisor on Child Protection for the NSPCC. It strongly
supports the recommendations made in 2008 Byron Review such as "Reducing availability,
"Restricting access" and "Increasing Resilience"
To view the manifesto itself, and other CHIS documents/consultations view here