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as child abuse, arrives at the Criminal Records System of the Ministry of Security and Justice, the employer
is informed of this. In future, judicial data needs to be retrieved from European Member States, in order
to prevent people who have been convicted of a sexual abuse offence elsewhere in Europe from working
with children again, for example in the Netherlands. 139 An additional 3 million euros were also set aside
for supervision and enforcement in childcare. The vast majority of the recommendations from the Gunning
Committee were aimed at the childcare organisations themselves. That is where the responsibility
for the safety and quality of childcare primarily lies. 140 Nevertheless, many of the recommendations of the
Gunning Committee are equally relevant for other sectors in which adults work with children. 141
2.8 Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation
The Ministry of Economic Affairs fulfils a role in combating and preventing sexual violence against children
in a number of different ways. In particular, this takes place in the area of the safe use of the Internet by
minors. The Certificate in Safe Internet Use [Diploma Veilig Internet, DVI] is a joint initiative of the Ministry
of Economic Affairs, Stichting Kennisnet, Stichting ICTopSchool, Stichting de Kinderconsument and Stichting Technika 10
Nederland. The parties signed an agreement and jointly developed a teaching pack specifically relating to Safe
Internet Use .142 In 2006, the Ministry of Economic Affairs launched the Digibewust campaign in collaboration
with Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of The Interior and Kingdom Relations in order to increase awareness
of the risks that exist in the digital realm and to encourage the safe use of the Internet. In 2009, this campaign
was re-launched and given the name ‘Digivaardig en Digibewust.’[Digitally Skilled and Digitally Aware] 143
At the end of 2009, the Platform for Internet Safety, mentioned previously in this chapter, was launched.
This Platform is a collaboration between the government, represented by the Ministry for Economic
Affairs and the Ministry for (Security and) Justice, and partners from the private sector. In 2009, the Platform
worked on organising the efforts to tackle the distribution of child abuse material on the Internet,
amongst other things. 144 The Notice and Take-down Code of Conduct was also one of the measures that
were introduced. This prescribes how private partners and businesses in the online sector deal with a
report of unlawful content on the Internet, such as child abuse images. 145 Since 1 May 2007, the Ministry
for Economic Affairs has been directing the <strong>National</strong> Infrastructure for Tackling Cybercrime [<strong>National</strong>e Infrastructuur
ter bestrijding van Cybercrime, NICC]. The intention of the NICC programme is to develop a single,
integrated programme of measures to promote ways of working safely in the digital sphere in the public
139 On 29 June 2011, the Member States of the European Union came to an agreement with regard to the
text of the EU Directive for the combating of child pornography, sexual exploitation of children and
child pornography. The Netherlands has attempted to make it possible for data exchange with regard to
sexual abuse offences in other countries to take place as a matter of course. ‘Certificate of Good Conduct
Developments’ Ministry for Security and Justice press release, 21 July 2011, see also §3.6. The Directive is
not yet in force, see §1.3.
140 Parliamentary Papers II 2010/11, 32 500 VI, no.117.
141 It is notable that little attention has been devoted to the child pornography aspect of the sexual abuse
committed by Robert M.
142 Parliamentary Papers II 2005/06, 29 326, no.6.
143 ECP-EPN, annual report 2008-2009.
144 ECP-EPN, annual report 2009-2010.
145 Notice and Take-down Code of Conduct, 2008.
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