Prevent and Internet filtering policies

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, University of West London should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear University of West London,

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

University Secretary, University of West London

Dear Jim,

Thank you for your FOI request. We will provide you with the answers to your enquiry as soon as possible, or notify you of why this cannot be achieved.

Regards,

Ann-Marie Spittle
Complaints and Appeals Administrator
Directorate
University of West London,
PE GF 04, St Mary’s Road,
Ealing, W5 5RF

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