Community Safety

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Social Justice – in the Senedd at 2:04 pm on 1 March 2023.

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Photo of Jane Hutt Jane Hutt Labour 2:04, 1 March 2023

Thank you very much, Jenny, for that follow-on question, because we have been engaged with UK Government counterparts as that Bill has progressed through Parliament. It's now back on track, I understand. The UK Government is progressing the Online Safety Bill again, and particularly—and the point you make is so key—regarding the enhanced protections it proposes for our children. But I think it is also important to recognise that we have our role and responsibility. Keeping people safe whilst they're online is incredibly important. Joel James mentioned the role of the Minister for Education and Welsh Language; well, we have our digital resilience in education action plan. It's important to mention that now. It's a cross-Government programme to protect young people from harm online. This is where I think working to ensure that there are additional protections, particularly for women and girls online, by including controlling or coercive behaviour in the list of priority offences within the Online Safety Bill, is welcome.