Press releases
2007
06 December 2007
Register now to understand what your child is doing online
UK Centre dedicated to tackling child sex abuse launches christmas campaign specifically for parents More...
16 November 2007
Most Wanted website one year on
12 November 2007
UK’s Dedicated Centre For Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Joins Forces With Southeast Europe At Bucharest Seminar
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has joined forces with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to deliver a training programme alongside law enforcement and child protection counterparts from fourteen different southeast and central European countries. More...
05 November 2007
46 Arrests in UK as international child sex offender network smashed
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has coordinated the UK response in smashing a global child sex offender network. More...
30 October 2007
British man arrested in Thailand on child sexual abuse offences
A 39 year old British man has been arrested in Thailand today following a joint operation by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre and the Royal Thai Police (RTP). More...
30 October 2007
Better protection through better understanding
UK’s Centre for tackling child sex abuse launches new unit to increase knowledge on child sex offenders More...
23 October 2007
Stay Safe Online - Visit the Café
Full news item More...
08 October 2007
CEOP welcomes the launch of the NSPCC’s Helpline to combat child trafficking in the UK
02 October 2007
You can run but you can’t hide
‘Most Wanted’ offender back in police custody More...
01 October 2007
Technophobic parents - Its time to catch up and protect your children online!
The UK’s dedicated centre for tackling child sex abuse launches advice programme for parents. More...
31 August 2007
Hunt for missing sex offender goes online. Details of 13th offender posted on Most Wanted website
The details of an offender who has been missing from the authorities for over six months have now been posted on the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre's Most Wanted website in a new bid to locate him. More...
10 August 2007
CEOP welcome the launch of the YouTube Don't You Forget About Me Campaign
In association with the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children More...
19 July 2007
'Most Wanted' fugitive turns himself in
A Manchester man featured on the Most Wanted website of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has handed himself into a police station in Wigan, Greater Manchester. More...
25 June 2007
International plea as new offender falls under most wanted spotlight
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre has issued an international plea for information as a new ‘Most Wanted’ offender is identified by Greater Manchester Police. More...
20 June 2007
CEOP Awards Press Pack
One year in the making – CEOP recognises the champions who are making the Internet a safer place for young people. More...
18 June 2007
Global Online Child Abuse Network Smashed
CEOP lead international operation into UK based paedophile ring More...
15 June 2007
Most Wanted Offender Back behind bars
Justice has finally caught up with an offender who spent more than two years on the run, thanks to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre’s ‘Most Wanted’ website. More...
13 June 2007
CEOP statement in response to the Home Office Review of the Protection of Children from Sex Offenders
11 June 2007
A year of high impact as UK centre for tackling child sex abuse delivers step change in protecting children
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre launches its first year figures and lays out the challenge ahead. More...
07 June 2007
Jim Gamble talks about the sentencing of offenders
Having read some of the informed and ill-informed comments in response to an interview which I gave last week I would like to make my position crystal clear. More...
01 June 2007
Jim Gamble talks about sentencing of child sex offenders
Jim Gamble, Chief Executive of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre. More...
14 May 2007
Offender caught out by 'Most Wanted' Website
A convicted child sex offender who spent four years on the run has failed to avoid prosecution after being caught out by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre’s Most Wanted Website. More...
09 May 2007
Disappearance of Madeleine McCann Web Appeal for Information
Portuguese Police have extended a web based plea for information following the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. More...
03 May 2007
Keep up to date with the nations's ‘Most Wanted’
The public can now keep track of convicted child sex offenders who go missing thanks to a new facility launched by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre and independent charity Crimestoppers. More...
27 April 2007
Public praised for locating missing offender in 48 hours
An offender is has been arrested just 48 hours after appearing on the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre’s ‘Most Wanted’ website, thanks to an anonymous call from a member of the public. More...
24 April 2007
Three new offenders hit most wanted website
CEOP’s Most Wanted website has already called ‘time’ on five missing sex offenders - and now it could mean the end of the road for another three. More...
02 April 2007
CEOP Scoops Top Film Awards
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has scooped gold, silver and bronze awards at the prestigious International Video and Communication Awards (IVCA). More...
30 March 2007
Most wanted website scores its fifth most wanted offender
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has successfully located its fifth ‘Most Wanted’ offender More...
19 March 2007
Fugitive admits defeat after failing to outrun police
A fugitive who spent more than two years on the run ultimately failed to avoid prosecution thanks to the determined efforts of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre and Durham Constabulary. More...
05 March 2007
ThinkuKnow What You Are Doing Online?
Children across Scotland to be shown how to use virtual police presence in new crackdown on child sex abuse More...
20 February 2007
Sought – John Richard Murrell
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre's Latest 'Most Wanted' Offender More...
06 February 2007
Children urged to stay safe as ‘Stranger Danger’ moves to the virtual playground
Children throughout the UK are being urged to protect themselves online as part of a European campaign to promote Internet Safety. More...
06 February 2007
Joining Forces to Protect Children Online
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre hosts Partner Workshops for Safer Internet Day More...
02 February 2007
CEOP Scoops New York Film Awards for Education Film
The film 'Clare's Story' was produced by the CEOP Centre as part of its education programme, in order to engage with teenagers and warn them of the risks that they may encounter whilst online. More...
18 January 2007
'Most Wanted' spotlight falls on new offender
As the success of the ‘Most Wanted’ website continues, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre is today asking for the public’s help in locating a new offender. More...