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World paedophile register closer
Plans for a world paedophile register to help tackle people who prey on children look set to move a step closer at a summit of key economic powers.
G8 nation interior ministers decided in 2003 the database would be set up and are now looking at what is required to make it work technically.
It will store images of offenders and victims found on the web and computers.
Images will be shared across borders by police forces, making identification of offenders and victims easier.
UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke is chairing Thursday's Sheffield summit of interior ministers from the G8 - which is made up of seven of the world's richest nations plus Russia.
Speeding up investigations?
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The G8 two years ago commissioned a report on how we could do this with new technology and how we can work together well.
"Interpol has done the work ... and there has been very good progress. We have been able to use the technology and take it forward. And as a means of tackling this kind of vile organised crime, it is very positive."
A database run by British police already holds 800,000 images thought to involve 3,000 victims but only a limited number of children are understood to have been identified.
A Home Office spokesman said the new project was expected to cost about £2m to set up.
Mr Clarke said: "It will allow comparison of images in a controlled and secure way, to free up officers' time so they can investigate other images.
Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk_politics/4096060.stm
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