Extracts from Parliamentary proceedings: NCA - Nov 17
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 08:26
Extract from second reading debate (Commons) of the National
Security and Investment Bill Edward Miliband (Doncaster North)
(Lab):...I would say to the Secretary of State that there is not
yet clear, targeted guidance for market participants on how and
when they should notify in those non-mandatory sectors; further
detail on that will be crucial in due course. The Secretary of
State will be aware of the example of the suspicious activity
reports from financial institutions to the National...Request free trial
Extract from second
reading debate (Commons) of the National Security and Investment
Bill
(Doncaster North) (Lab):...I would say to the Secretary of State
that there is not yet clear, targeted guidance for market
participants on how and when they should notify in those
non-mandatory sectors; further detail on that will be crucial in
due course. The Secretary of State will be aware of the example of
the suspicious activity reports from financial institutions to
the National Crime Agency where the system
has, according to the Law Commission, been “swamped”. As with
suspicious activity reports, there is a risk that the voluntary
notification system sees businesses err on the side of
over-reporting; the impact assessment already estimates that at
least 1,000 notifications will be made each year. I hope that,
during the passage of the Bill, Ministers can offer reassurance on
that point...
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Extract from
Delegated Legislation committee consideration of the Draft
Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) (Eu Exit) Regulations
2020
(Newcastle
upon Tyne Central) (Lab):...Online audiovisual media
services were then nowhere near as widespread or as important as
they have since become. They have been especially critical during
these pandemic months. Of those, video-sharing platforms, or VSPs,
which are the focus of the SI, have become a major presence in the
lives of many in this country. VSPs are online services that enable
users to upload and share videos with members of the public.
Popular VSPs such as YouTube and Facebook allow users to engage
with a large range of content. They have been of especially
critical importance in recent months, although sometimes for
worrying reasons. September saw the highest number of public
reports of suspected child sexual abuse material ever received in a
single month by the Internet Watch Foundation. The National
Crime Agency estimates that there are at least 300,000
individuals in the UK who pose a sexual threat to children through
contact abuse or online. On TikTok, the hashtag
‘#vaccinesaredangerous’ has had almost 800,000 views, with almost
no mis- information warnings. Given that we hope to see a vaccine
distributed very soon, the importance of appropriate action on
misinformation is clear. Online advertising continues to be rampant
on social media, and much of it is weakly regulated in terms of the
protection offered to children in particular. The scale, speed and
range of possible harms and misinformation facilitated through VSPs
are vast. Yet, there is an acute sense of what those very platforms
can offer for good—just ask the millions of school and university
students who have continued to learn throughout the pandemic with
the aid of online educational videos and video-based social
engagement. I know many parents in particular who are very grateful
to Joe Wicks stepping up to take on the role of the nation’s PE
teacher during lockdown...
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