2023 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 2023 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 guidance, 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 2022. A separate document highlights the substantive changes, both for Filtering and Monitoring and can be found below:

Appropriate Filtering for Education Settings

Appropriate Filtering for Education Settings (Highlighted Changes)

Appropriate Filtering for Education Settings – Substantive Changes

Appropriate Monitoring for Schools

Appropriate Monitoring for Schools (Highlighted Changes)

Appropriate Monitoring for Education Settings – Substantive Changes

The public consultation period will close on March 31^st 2023. Please send any response to enquiries@saferinternet.org.uk