Online Safety

CEOP helps keep children and young people safe from sexual abuse and grooming online. They help thousands of children and young people every year, as well as their parents and carers who have been in a similar situation. CEOP are unable to respond to reports about bullying, fake accounts or account hacking.

But, they are here to help and give parents and carers advice, and you can make a report directly to CEOP if you are worried about online sexual abuse or something has happened to your child online which has made either you or your child feel unsafe, scared or worried. This might be from someone they know in real life, or someone they have only ever met online.

If you make a report to CEOP about sexual abuse or grooming online it will be read by a Child Protection Advisor who will get in contact with you on the phone number or email address that you provide to talk about what you have reported, to make sure your child is safe and discuss what will happen next.