This resource sheet provides information about safety and good practice when images of children and young people are displayed online. It outlines the legal obligations for Internet users who post images of children and young people on the Internet, and some of the emerging issues associated with the displaying of online images by children and young people. Guidance is also provided for supporting children and young people to be safe online. Throughout this paper, a child or young person refers to a person under the age of 18 years.

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Naked photos of girls sent to dance teacher Grant Davies to help them, mother says. A mother who sent photographs and video of her two naked daughters to their dance teacher has told an inquiry that she feared he would destroy their dancing prospects. From February , the woman's two daughters, who were as young as nine at the time, did up to 40 hours of dance classes a week, and Davies and the mother began sending online messages to each other. After her own aspirations to be a dancer never materialised, she said she felt excited for her daughters' futures. The woman wept as she told the hearing she sent the first inappropriate video of her daughter, who was 10 at the time, to Davies in Her eldest daughter was "only in a G-string, mucking around with a feather boa". What are you scared of? No-one is going to know'. The mother described that day as a turning point, after which Davies kept requesting videos and photos.
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Family and friends also want to be able to share the successes of their children when they have been part of a special event or activity. However, some children, parents or carers may not be comfortable with images of themselves or their children being shared. For example:. The potential for misuse of images can be reduced if organisations are aware of the potential dangers and put appropriate measures in place. Sharing photographs and images of children on social media or other online platforms carries potential risks. Schools, clubs and organisations should have a written photography policy statement that sets out your overall approach to images taken of children and young people during events and activities. This policy statement should be used alongside a more detailed set of procedures that explain how your organisation uses images of children and young people in publications, on websites and on social networking sites, and what actions you take to keep children safe.
Search Search. Menu Sections. I came home from work early last week to find my teenage daughter in a state of almost total undress with a guy. I nearly lost my life and screamed at him to get out of the house. She is just 14 years old. I was so furious I couldn't speak to her for the rest of the day. Since then, I have laid down rules, which she sees as completely unacceptable.