PM hails child web safety drive

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Mr Brown said the creation of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) was an "important landmark" in efforts to keep young people safe when using the internet. The challenge for society and the Government was to strike a balance between safety and freedoms, he said.

The premier was speaking at the launch of UKCCIS at London's Science Museum alongside Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and Children's Secretary Ed Balls.

The council will report directly to the Prime Minister and will be tasked with tackling issues like online bullying and violent video games. The council will unite more than 100 industry, charity and public sector experts.

It has been set up in response to a report by Dr Tanya Byron into how children and parents can get the most from new technology while protecting youngsters from inappropriate or harmful material.

Mr Brown, who had earlier been speaking to children from Holland Park School as they used the museum's internet facilities, said: "This revolution in communications is here to stay.

"Some people call the internet a slanging match without an umpire. The challenge for us is to make sure young people can use the internet safely and do so with the minimum of restrictions but the maximum of opportunities."

He added: "The internet provides our children with a world of entertainment, of opportunity and knowledge, a world that is quite literally at their fingertips, just the click of a mouse away.

"But just as we would not allow them to go out unsupervised in playgrounds or in youth clubs or in swimming pools, so we must put in place the measures we need to keep our children safe online."

The collection of experts who make up UKCCIS will ensure a "voice" in the development of a child internet safety strategy to be published next year.