1 / 17

The Report

The Byron Review DCSF and Government Office for the South East Petra Kitchman Safeguarding Children Adviser DCSF and GOSE. The Report. “risks to children’s safety and wellbeing of exposure to potentially harmful or inappropriate material on the internet and in video games”. Dr Tanya Byron.

aria
Download Presentation

The Report

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Byron ReviewDCSF and Government Office for the South EastPetra KitchmanSafeguarding Children AdviserDCSF and GOSE

  2. The Report “risks to children’s safety and wellbeing of exposure to potentially harmful or inappropriate material on the internet and in video games”

  3. Dr Tanya Byron • “ When first asked by the PM to carry out this review • “ I realised: • how integral these new technologies have become to the lives of young people and • Secondly how important it is that we educate ourselves to the benefits and dangers they bring”

  4. Process and progress • Press, broadcast and new media coverage • Over 100 stakeholder meetings • 3 stakeholder workshops and interim conference • Focus group study • 3 Literature Reviews: effects, child development, brain development • Ofcom research: internet trends • Academics group / Friends Group / Government Group • 2 Children's Panels • US Trip

  5. The voice of children and young people Managing risk: My brother’s friend arranged to meet someone. I told him to be careful and told my mother Girl 8 Benefits It’s amazing… you can find out things you couldn’t find out before Girl 9, Birmingham Being a child Sometimes I play action games without Mum and Dad knowing because I feel cross with them Boy, 7 Skills and confidence I’m worried I’ll get lost on the internet and find I’ve suddenly got a job in the army or something Boy, 9 Generation gap: I wouldn’t listen to my parents anyway, as they don’t know enough Girl 17, London

  6. The voice of parents Benefits I quite like my son playing this game, it connects him with friends from different villages. There’s lots of camaraderie between them. Mum of pre-teens, rural community Managing risk: I check their chat logs… because they talk in a way they wouldn’t in real life and I teach them it’s unacceptable to be mean anywhere Dad Being a parent Just coz it’s in their bedrooms you need to parent it effectively Dad of teenage boys, Leicester Skills and confidence The whole of technology scares the life out of me. How do I set it up so that it’s safe? Mum of 5 and 7 year old, Sheffield Generation Gap I haven’t got a clue what she’s doing on MSN, she can talk to 10 friends at once without leaving the room. Dad, Midlands

  7. The importance of experience • Parents will take a range of approaches to managing their children’s gaming and internet use • The key difference is whether they are experienced and confident enough to implement their chosen style of parenting • Self-efficacy is key – underpins successful behaviour change • Without it there seems to be a ‘fight’ (clamp down) or ‘flight’ (ignore) response Experienced Manage and filter Trust and discuss Controlling Laid-back Anxious ‘Fight’ Unaware ‘Flight’ Inexperienced

  8. Challenges and issues INDUSTRIES are: • Fatigued by blame • Not driven by parental demand for safety • Working well with government and the third sector • Not delivering transparency, clarity and consistency Many PARENTS are: • Not engaged • Feeling overwhelmed • Lacking the confidence to parent online • Not accessing or using available information and tools CHILDREN are: • Running ahead • Vulnerable: technical knowledge ≠ wisdom • Facing the same developmental issues online • Prone to risk taking GOVERNMENT is: • Not always joined-up • Not using all levers effectively • Lacking the technological expertise • Under pressure to find a silver bullet

  9. Reduce availability Restrict access Popularity of sites Sites on internet The internet: reduce availability, restrict access and increase resilience Reduce availability Restrict access Increase resilience

  10. Three Strategic Objectives • Reduce Availability Internet is a vast network allowing users to communicate freely all over the world therefore no one single point at which editorial control can be exercised. Difficult to reduce harmful and inappropriate material. • Therefore need to target most popular sites • Restricting Access by Developing better parental control software and software to help children to protect themselves • Increasing Children’s Resilience enabling children to navigate the systems more safely

  11. UKCCIS – builds on Home Secretary’s Task Force Chaired by DCSF and Home Office Forum for development and implementation of a strategy: SELF-REGULATION, led by industry BETTER EDUCATION, led by Government  Role of families     Role of industry  Reduce Availability Restrict Access Increase Resilience • Examples: • User generated content websites take down harmful and inappropriate material on uploaded to their sites. • Children and parents report harmful and inappropriate material to host websites when they find it. • ISPs block access to illegal material. • Parents install software to filter out harmful and inappropriate content. • Websites provide clear advice about how to stay safe in a prominent position. • Parents talk with their children and children talk with their friend and siblings about e-safety. Shared responsibility – to be reflected in the new UK Council for Child Internet Safety

  12. Government Response • All Recommendations accepted: • UK Council for Internet Safety: New forum to lead a Child Internet Strategy UK Council for Child Internet Safety launched 29th September 2008 – six months ahead of Dr Byron's recommended timetable. • First meeting of the Executive Board - November 2008 • Better Regulation: development of self regulatory approach by the industry making the internet safer for children. • Public Informationand awareness campaign:

  13. Government Response (2) Public Informationand awareness campaign: First Child Internet Safety Summit hosted by the PM – Spring 2009 Better Education equipping the Children’s Workforce to equip children and their parents to stay safe on line. • Reforming classifications system for video games. • Information and support to parents on video games: plans to improve information about parental controls and also looks at the role of advertising.

  14. Action for LSCB’S • Is there a strategy in place? • Is the strategy disseminated effectively? • What actions have been taken to support the safety of C&YP? • Is there a well defined and co-ordinated response to incidents? • What monitoring and evaluation arrangements are in place?

  15. Support offered by GOSE • Staffing: 4 Children’s Services Advisers; 2 Safeguarding Advisers; 1 Children’s Social Care Adviser; 1 Safeguarding Policy Lead. • Networks LADO; LSCB Managers; LSCB Chairs; IRO’s: CDOP Managers and Chairs. Give access to good practice across LSCB’s • LSCB Stock-take Terms of Reference sent out. • Regional Analysis support with development of E safety officer role

More Related