Prevent and Internet filtering policies
Dear Buckinghamshire New University,
Can you please supply:
(1) your policy or policy guidance for duties under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 duties for the various local authorities listed in Schedule 6, known as “Prevent”;
(2) your policy relating to Internet filtering, blocking and prevention of access to material deemed inappropriate;
(3) the name of any providers of Internet filtering and blocking services that you use, or else a statement that you do not block or filter content at all;
(4) a list of agreements, arrangements or Memorandums of Understanding between yourselves and bodies such as the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), or Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) of the City of London Police, to receive lists of illegal or illicit content, for instance for the purposes of blocking.
Finally, can you:
(5) tell me if any filtering or blocking service that you use incorporates lists from the IWF, CTIRU or PIPCU, and which lists are incorporated; and
(6) provide to me any clauses within any contract or terms and conditions of service agreed with your filtering and blocking providers that relate to their use of information from the IWF, CTIRU or PIPCU.
Yours faithfully,
Jim Killock
Dear Jim,
Thank you for your FOI Request. Please see attached and below in answer to your questions.
(1) your policy or policy guidance for duties under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 duties for the various local authorities listed in Schedule 6, known as “Prevent”;
Our Prevent Plan (Policy) is attached.
(2) your policy relating to Internet filtering, blocking and prevention of access to material deemed inappropriate;
http://bucks.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_fil...
http://bucks.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_fil...
(3) the name of any providers of Internet filtering and blocking services that you use, or else a statement that you do not block or filter content at all;
Sophos
(4) a list of agreements, arrangements or Memorandums of Understanding between yourselves and bodies such as the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), or Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) of the City of London Police, to receive lists of illegal or illicit content, for instance for the purposes of blocking.
The University does not have any agreements, arrangements or Memorandums of Understanding with any bodies to receive lists for the purposes of blocking.
Finally, can you:
(5) tell me if any filtering or blocking service that you use incorporates lists from the IWF, CTIRU or PIPCU, and which lists are incorporated; and
The University uses the Sophos filtering and blocking service.
(6) provide to me any clauses within any contract or terms and conditions of service agreed with your filtering and blocking providers that relate to their use of information from the IWF, CTIRU or PIPCU.
As an organisation the University does not subscribe directly to any web filtering lists other than that provided by Sophos.
Kind regards,
FOI Officer
Buckinghamshire New University
Queen Alexandra Road
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 2JZ
Dear FOI Officer,
Thank you very much. As a follow up, can you tell me if there are any clauses within any contract or terms and conditions of service or similar such as a Service Level Agreement agreed with Sophos that relate to their use of information from the IWF, CTIRU or PIPCU?
Yours sincerely,
Jim Killock
Dear Jim,
Please see below, in answer to your request of additional information.
Kind regards,
FOI Officer________________________
Buckinghamshire New University
Queen Alexandra Road
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 2JZ
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