2025 Appropriate filtering and monitoring definitions published for public consultation
The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has published a draft of its ‘appropriate’ filtering and monitoring definitions for 2025 for public consultation. The definitions help both schools and providers understand what is considered ‘appropriate’ and comments are invited regarding this years proposed revisions.
Alongside the DfE’s introduction of statutory guidanceand Prevent Duty obligations, UKSIC first published its filtering and monitoring definitions in 2016 to help both schools and providers understand what should be considered as ‘appropriate’.
Included here are final proposed revisions alongside a version that tracks the changes compared to 2024 with a summary of the substantive changes, both for Filtering and Monitoring
Appropriate Filtering
Appropriate Monitoring
Once published, these changes will be reflected in the self certified responses and consequentially in the UK Safer Internet Centre accreditation programme. The public consultation period will close on April 4th 2025.
Please send any response to enquiries@saferinternet.org.uk