Statements

IWF Statement on UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion

IWF Statement on UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion

Child protection must stay top of world agenda, says UK charity

28 September 2018 Statement
Statement: IWF comments on the Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s speech

Statement: IWF comments on the Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s speech

The Internet Watch Foundation fully supports Home Secretary Sajid Javid in his warning about the dangers of online child predators and shares his concern about the growing sophistication of these criminals.

3 September 2018 Statement
UK Government ratifies Lanzarote Convention to tackle child sexual exploitation

UK Government ratifies Lanzarote Convention to tackle child sexual exploitation

Victoria Atkins will reaffirm the UK Government’s determination to end the sexual exploitation of children around the world by ratifying the Lanzarote Convention

20 June 2018 Statement
Record numbers of UK men fall victim to sextortion gangs

Record numbers of UK men fall victim to sextortion gangs

IWF's comment on the NCA's latest figures

24 May 2018 Statement
Comment from The Marie Collins Foundation on the IWF's new live-streaming report

Comment from The Marie Collins Foundation on the IWF's new live-streaming report

"No victim should have to suffer in this way.”

15 May 2018 Statement
Statement on the Interim Report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

Statement on the Interim Report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

The Interim Report sets out the key emerging themes from the Inquiry’s work to date

25 April 2018 Statement
UK Home Secretary statement in support of IWF 2017 Annual Report launch

UK Home Secretary statement in support of IWF 2017 Annual Report launch

"We want to see Britain as the safest place to be online and the Internet Watch Foundation’s work is critical to our efforts to make this possible."

17 April 2018 Statement
IWF's comment on Jon Venables' guilty plea

IWF's comment on Jon Venables' guilty plea

The killer of two-year-old James Bulger has admitted viewing child sexual abuse images

7 February 2018 Statement
Internet Safety Strategy green paper published today

Internet Safety Strategy green paper published today

Read the UK Safer Internet Centre’s comment on the paper

11 October 2017 Statement
Statement - IWF's work with industry and social networks

Statement - IWF's work with industry and social networks

The IWF receives reports from the public and proactively searches for child sexual abuse images and videos on the internet.

7 March 2017 Statement
Our response to Chief Constable Simon Bailey's comments on child sexual abuse images

Our response to Chief Constable Simon Bailey's comments on child sexual abuse images

Chief Constable Simon Bailey made comments on paedophiles and child sexual abuse imagery on 28 February 2017.

1 March 2017 Statement
Female teacher sentenced for possession of child sexual abuse images

Female teacher sentenced for possession of child sexual abuse images

Successful conviction of a female English Teacher for possession of child sexual abuse imagery shows need to remain vigilant.

5 May 2016 Statement