Press releases

2006

29 December 2006

Child sex offender details posted on Most Wanted website

Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre posts its sixth most wanted convicted offender after 4 of first 5 offenders are located. More...

11 December 2006

Most Wanted website scores third major success in as many weeks

There is nowhere to hide – high risk child sex offender arrested. More...

08 December 2006

CEOP “Most Wanted” second offender arrested

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has seen its second result since the launch of it’s dedicated “Most Wanted” website. More...

04 December 2006

Young people highlight risks associated with rise of social networking

UK’s dedicated centre for tackling child sex abuse publishes initial findings on growing online trend. More...

27 November 2006

The Net is closing on child sex offenders

UK's dedicated centre for tackling child sex abuse welcomes steps by Ireland to join up tracking of offenders. More...

20 November 2006

CEOP appeal gets results within 24 hours

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has seen its first result since the launch of it’s dedicated "Most Wanted" website... More...

20 November 2006

ThinkuKnow What You Are Doing Online?

Children across Nothern Ireland to be shown how to use virtual police presence in new crackdown on child sex abuse. More...

17 November 2006

Child Exploitation and online protection centre launches UK’s first national website to track child sex offenders

"There will be nowhere to hide" said Chief Executive Jim Gamble today. More...

06 November 2006

Children across Wales to be shown how to use virtual police presence in new crackdown on child sex abuse

250,000 young people across Wales are amongst the first to be taught how to use a new virtual police service as the battle against child sex abuse gathers pace. More...

25 October 2006

Thinkuknow nets Cybercrime Award

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre is celebrating international recognition for its groundbreaking Thinkuknow education campaign. More...

18 October 2006

Microsoft collaborates with UK’s dedicated centre for tackling child sex abuse in developing online tracking system

Child Exploitation Tracking System (CETS) fast tracks nationwide cooperation on child abuse investigations More...

20 September 2006

ThinkuKnow What You Are Doing Online?

Children and young people across the UK are to be taught how to use a new virtual police service as the battle against child sex abuse gathers pace. More...

21 August 2006

Just one click away - reporting online sex offenders just got easier...

CEOP and Microsoft Partnership makes reporting potential sex offenders easier in MSN and Windows Live Messenger More...

25 July 2006

Thousands of child sex abuse images taken offline as eastern european crime gang arrested in dawn raids

Dawn raids in five UK police regions have this morning seen the arrest of 13 men and women all suspected of being connected with pay-per-view websites offering images of child sex abuse. More...

03 July 2006

Social Networking Sites Under The Spotlight

Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre today announce a series of workshops designed to look at the growing phenomenon of social networking sites. A cross-section of young people, parents, educators and key online industry players are invited to the events to be held w/b 17th July to discuss this latest online trend and how young people can stay safe in this virtual environment. More...

28 June 2006

Tackling child sex abuse in the UK: Now children and young people have their say

Child sex abuse is one of the most horrific crimes and now the very targets of the perpetrators – children and young people from right across the UK – are being asked to step forward to help make a very real impact on this area of criminality. More...

22 June 2006

Website snares its first online grooming offender

On-line reporting works – sentencing of first UK child sex offender prosecuted following on-line report More...

24 April 2006

New CEOP Centre will be the most significant development in child protection to date

London 24th April 2006. Tackling child sex abuse took a significant step forward today with the launch of the new Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre. The new organisation is headed up by Jim Gamble, former Deputy Director General of the National Crime Squad. More...