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  • Online Safety Strategy and Action Plan

    Date published: 9 February 2021

    The Online Safety Strategy and accompanying 3 year Action Plan have been developed with the vision that all children and young people enjoy the educational, social and economic benefits of the online world, and that they are empowered to do this safely, knowledgably and without fear.

    Essential to achieving our vision is the meaningful participation of children and young people; parents and carers; schools, colleges and youth organisations; practitioners who work with children and young people; service developers and policy makers; the wider public; internet and technology providers and wider statutory and voluntary services. There is a responsibility on all of us to help ensure children and young people are safe in the online world.

    The Strategy and initial action plan were published in February 2021 however as funding for implementation was only secured in 2022, the Strategy will run from 2022 – 2027. The Children and Young People's Strategy Child Protection Group will oversee the strategy and the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland will take the lead as central coordinating body with responsibility for online safety.

    Online safety of children and young people falls within the remit of all government departments in some capacity.

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    • Keeping children and young people safe: An Online Safety Strategy for Northern Ireland 2020-2025 Adobe PDF (3 MB)
    • Online Safety - 3 Year Action Plan Adobe PDF (201 KB)

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