Children and the internet inquiry

Inquiry status: open

The deadline for submissions has now passed. Contact the clerk is you still wish to make a submission. Oral evidence ongoing

Scope of the inquiry

The Committee is conducting an inquiry into children's access to, and use of, the internet. It aims to investigate the risks and as well as the benefits. The Committee will also investigate how children's use of the internet is governed and regulated, examining the roles that parents, schools, media companies and regulators should all play.

Latest evidence

01 Nov 2016 - Children and the internet - oral evidence | PDF version (253 KB) Published 07 Nov 2016
Evidence given by Alice Webb, Director, BBC Children's, BBC; Tony Close, Director of Standards; and Lindsey Fussell, Consumer Group Director, Ofcom
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25 Oct 2016 - Children and the internet - oral evidence | PDF version (172 KB) Published 28 Oct 2016
Evidence given by Adam Kinsley, Director of Policy, Sky; and Paul Morris, Head of Government Affairs and Sustainability, Vodafone
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18 Oct 2016 - Children and the internet - oral evidence | PDF version (205 KB) Published 24 Oct 2016
Evidence given by Mary McHale, Teacher; and Karl Hopwood, e-safety consultant, esafety Ltd
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Anonymous | PDF version (46 KB) CHI0003 | Published 04 Nov 2016
Virgin Media - written evidence | PDF version (89 KB) CHI0052 | Published 04 Nov 2016

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Meetings

22 November 2016 3:15 pm

Oral Evidence Session

Children and the internet

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Witness(es)

(at 3:30 pm)
Mr Simon Milner, Policy Director, UK & Ireland, Middle East, Africa and Turkey, Facebook
Ms Katie O'Donovan, Public Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google
(at 4:30 pm)
Dr Sarah Marsden, Lecturer in Radicalisation and Protest in a Digital Age, Lancaster University
Dr Akil Awan, Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in Modern History, Political Violence and Terrorism, Royal Holloway, University of London

Location

Room 2, Palace of Westminster

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