Child Safety on the Internet

Dear Mrs Fitzsimons

Thank you for your e-mail received 27 October 2009 requesting information regarding internet safety actions.

Michael Fenn in Policy, Performance & Programmes will arrange for the information to be provided to you no later than 24 November 2009.

Whilst it is the Council's policy to provide information wherever possible, I need to advise you that there are a number of exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. These may prevent me from releasing all or some of the information you have asked for. You will, however be informed if this is the case and why.

Yours sincerely

Julie Clist
Business Support Officer
Corporate Complaints & FOI Team
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Room 104 Town Hall
1 Town Square
Barking
IG11 7HE
020 8227 2875

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Dear Mrs Fitzsimons

Request for information LBBD/ 40856

Your request for information about the safe use of the internet by Primary
and Secondary School Pupils has now been considered and the information is
shown below.

This request relates to the safe use of the Internet by Primary and
Secondary School pupils in your region.

Resources:

1. The Byron Review, published 27 March 2008,

2. The Byron Review Action Plan, published 24th June 2008.

The resources above relate to the safety and education of children using
the Internet at Home and School, and the responsibility of government,
local and national to ensure that children are educated and protected
whilst doing so.

I hereby request under the Freedom of Information Act full details of the
Internet Safety Actions and Initiatives currently in place throughout the
region.

1. Internet Safety Education provided as part of the school curriculum.

Within your schools is there a specific program aimed at teaching children
about staying safe online, including cyber bullying been integrated into
the curriculum?

As far as we are aware there is no specific program for teaching e-safety;
schools are responsible for organizing their own curriculum.

If yes, who is responsible for delivery and what accreditations/training
have they received? For example, teacher, CEOP trained ambassador.

If yes, how often is internet safety training integrated into the school
curriculum, i.e. weekly, monthly etc

If no, what steps/timeframes are being taken for implementation?

LA developing model e-safety curriculum which schools will be free to
implement as they wish, ready for September 2010.

2. Internet Filtering

Do the primary and secondary schools within your authority have internet
filtering in place?

Yes.

If yes, what tools do you use? For example Hardware or Software?

Filtering services provided by London Grid for Learning.

If yes, what is the name of your internet filtering supplier and when was
their contract last renewed/due for renewal?

Filtering services provided by London Grid for Learning.

3. Internet Filtering Breaches

Have any of the Schools within the past 24 months experienced a breach of
Internet Filtering where children were able to access pornography or
Indecent images. Please provide details of School Type (Primary or
Secondary), Date of Breach and Type of Unsuitable material accessed.

The information is not held by the LA.

If a breach of security occurred how was your authority notified?

For example, by a parent, by the school, through an automated alert
provided by hardware/software supplier.

There has been no breach of security that we are aware of.

If you need any more information, or if I can be of any further help,
please contact me.

If you are not satisfied with the way that I have dealt with your request
you can make a complaint by writing to the Corporate Complaints & FOI
Team, Room 104, Town Hall, 1 Town Square, Barking IG11 7HE. Alternatively
you can make your complaint on-line at [1]www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk or
you can e-mail your complaint to [2][Barking & Dagenham Borough Council request email].

If you are still not satisfied, after following our Corporate Complaints
procedure, you can take your complaint to the Information Commissioner.
Full details of how to do this will be made available on request.

Yours sincerely

Robert Baker | Information and Records Officer

London Borough of Barking & Dagenham | Room B16 Civic Centre | Dagenham |
RM10 7BN

Phone: 020 8227 8268 | Fax: 020 8227 2324

Email: [3][email address] | [4]www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk

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