Nursery World - New media impact on children reviewed

A review of the effects on children of online media and new technology is to be conducted jointly by the Department of Children, Schools and Families and Department of Culture, Media and Sport, as part of the new Ten-Year Children's Plan.

Clinical psychologist Dr Tanya Byron, who presented BBC TV's 'House ofTiny Tearaways' and 'Little Angels', will lead the review, with advicefrom industry experts and regulatory bodies. They include the HomeSecretary's Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet ChildExploitation and Online Protection centre, Ofcom, the Children'sCharities Coalition for Internet Safety, Becta and the AdvertisingStandards Association.

Responses to the review will feed into the action plan on the StayingSafe strategy (News, 26 July).

Children, Schools and Families Secretary Ed Balls said, 'Technologiesbring our children new, fantastic opportunities and lots of fun, but weneed to balance this with the risks and worries that parents have oftheir children accessing inappropriate content. This review is not aboutstopping children from taking advantage of the educational, social andentertainment benefits the internet and video games technologies offer.But it is making sure they can do so safely without being exposed toharmful or inappropriate material.'

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