Where to report
In addition to knowing the safe and responsible behaviours to adopt, children and young people, along with the adults who care for them, should know where they can find further information and advice or report problems that they encounter online. The following organisations can help.
Reporting suspicious behaviour online with or towards a child
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre aims to tackle child sex abuse wherever and whenever it happens. It provides a facility, in association with the Virtual Global Taskforce, to report any inappropriate or potentially illegal activity towards a child online. This might be an online conversation with someone who a child thinks may be an adult, who is treating a child in a way which makes them feel uncomfortable, or who is trying to meet a child for sex.
If a child is in immediate danger, dial 999 or 112 for immediate police assistance.
There are prominent reporting links from:
A reporting link is also available as a tab option on MSN Messenger.
Image reprinted with permission from CEOP
Reporting illegal content online
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is the UK hotline for reporting illegal content, specifically child abuse 
images hosted worldwide and content that is criminally obscene and/or an incitement to racial hatred, hosted in the UK. A prominent link for reporting illegal content is available from the homepage of the IWF website www.iwf.org.uk.
Image reprinted with permission from the Internet Watch Foundation
General help and advice for children and young people
ChildLine is a free and confidential helpline. Children and young people in the UK can call 0800 1111 to talk about any problem, 24 hours a day. For further information, see the ChildLine website www.childline.org.uk.
ChildLine and the NSPCC joining together for children.
Image reprinted with permission from ChildLine and the NSPCC
Help and advice for adults concerned with their own or someone else’s behaviour, including that of young people
Stop it Now! aims to prevent child sexual abuse by increasing public awareness and empowering people to act responsibly to protect children. Stop it Now! operates a freephone helpline on 0808 1000 900. It offers confidential advice and support to adults that might be unsure or worried about their own thoughts or behaviour towards children, or the behaviour of someone they know, whether they are an adult or a child. Experienced advisors are available to discuss concerns and can offer confidential advice and guidance on an appropriate course of action.
Further information is available via theStop it Now!website www.stopitnow.org.uk.
Image reprinted with permission from Stop it Now!
Premium rate services on mobile phones
PhonepayPlus is the industry regulator for premium rate telephone services. It has the power to investigate complaints, fine companies and bar access to services that do not comply with the published PhonepayPlus Code of Practice.
PhonepayPlus can deal with complaints about the promotion, content and overall operation of premium rate services (for example numbers beginning with 090 or 091, directory enquiry services beginning with 118 and reverse-billed SMS shortcodes). From early 2008, PhonepayPlus will take over regulation of the 0871 number range.
The PhonepayPlus website provides information for the public and includes an online complaints form from www.phonepayplus.org.uk.
If children and young people receive nuisance calls or are bullied by mobile phone, they should contact their mobile operator for further information and advice.
Screen shot reprinted with permission from PhonepayPlus.
Reproduced from ‘Signposts to Safety: teaching e-safety at key stages 3 & 4’ with kind permission from Becta.
