National Advisory Council for Online Safety (NACOS)
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The National Advisory Council for Online Safety is a forum for non-governmental, industry, and academic stakeholders to discuss online safety issues.
The Council was formed as part of the Action Plan for Online Safety 2018-2019. The Council has 20 members and a chairperson. The membership of the Council is drawn from children's and parents' organisations, major online platforms, and experts on online safety issues.
The Council's role is to:
As provided for in the Action Plan for Online Safety, the Council will have a core membership of up to 20, not including the chairperson. Membership of the Council will be refreshed every two to three years to involve other persons in the core membership.
The membership of NACOS is drawn from among the former Internet Safety Advisory Committee members, complemented by certain additions to broaden the membership and to ensure participation by key industry players.
The membership of the Council comprises:
Senior officials from each of the six Sponsor Group departments may attend meetings of the NACOS in an advisory capacity.
It is envisaged that key elements of the Council's work will be progressed through working groups. The Council may establish working groups to inform specific pieces of work, the membership of which can involve experts and industry representatives relevant to the topic beyond the core membership of the Council.
The Terms of Reference of the NACOS are as follows:
Minutes of the Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Online Safety, 3 October 2019
DownloadMinutes of the Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Online Safety, 8 May 2019
DownloadMinutes of the Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Online Safety, 23 January 2019
DownloadMinutes of the Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Online Safety, 22 November 2018
DownloadNote of Meeting of the NACOS Research Subgroup, 1 November 2018
DownloadNote of Meeting of the NACOS Guidance Subgroup, 18 October 2018
DownloadMinutes of the Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Online Safety, 4 October 2018
DownloadNational Advisory Council for Online Safety: Progress Report - May 2020
DownloadNational Advisory Council for Online Safety: Progress Report - February 2019
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