Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command
| Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command | |
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Logo of CEOP | |
| Abbreviation | CEOP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 24 April 2006 |
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| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | United Kingdom |
| Operations jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| CEOP's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 94,526 sq mi (244,820 km2) |
| Population | 70,000,000 |
| Operational structure | |
| Sworn members | 120 (approx.) |
| Elected officer responsible | |
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| Parent agency | National Crime Agency |
| Website | |
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The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command, or CEOP Command, is a command of the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), and is tasked to work both nationally and internationally to bring online child sex offenders, including those involved in the production, distribution and viewing of child abuse material, to the UK courts. The centre was formed in April 2006 as the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, and was absorbed into the NCA on 7 October 2013 by the Crime and Courts Act 2013.