Working with the police
Dealing with Online Child abuse remains one of our highest priorities. We are committed to disrupting offenders, and protecting children from this dreadful abuse. The increases in complexity and severity, and demand, means that policing cannot work alone. In order to tackle child sexual abuse in all its forms, we need everyone to play their part, driving action across every part of Government, all industry, all sectors, charities, communities, technology companies and society more widely. We know much of this crime remains hidden, and we will continue to build on a strong working relationship with IWF in order to tackle this threat to our children.
The NCA and UK policing target the most dangerous offenders who believe they can operate with impunity online - using anonymisation techniques, secure accounts and the dark web. It is essential that there is a whole system response, and the Internet Watch Foundation is a highly valued partner. We need technology and social media companies to build in safety by design and close down all avenues for offenders to exploit their platforms and services. I welcome IWF’s steadfast work to take down indecent images from online platforms, which complements new initiatives such as the Report Remove tool that allows a child to report an image of themselves and have it removed. IWF’s work is vital and pioneering and the NCA looks forward to further joint working in our efforts to combat this crime and the suffering it inflicts on victims.
European Financial Coalition Membership
We are a member of the European Financial Coalition (EFC) which brings together key organisations from police, the private sector and civil society with the common goal of fighting the commercial sexual exploitation of children online.
