§ Ms ShipleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he gives to chief constables on the secondment of police officers who specialise in(a) internet and (b) non internet child abuse to other types of police activity. [158987]
§ Paul GogginsThere are no specific arrangements for seconding officers to this area of work. The deployment of police officers to specific posts is an operational matter for Chief Officers.
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§ Ms ShipleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with internet service providers who refuse to keep the internet addresses of customers after they change ISP and the effect of this on the tracking of online predators. [158988]
§ Paul GogginsThere has been considerable consultation with the Internet Industry over the last two years about retention of their business data. The Industry continues this dialogue. We are keeping Internet Service Providers data retention practices under review in consultation with the Industry.