Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Internet Safety and Security

Organisations: Home Office

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for:

  • working to remove terrorist, radicalising, and extremist content from the internet
  • making the internet a safer place for children by curbing online abuse, exploitation, bullying and access to harmful content
  • promoting safe, open access to the internet for everyone

Previous holders of this role

  1. Baroness Shields OBE

    2015 to 2017