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The chief executive of the Child
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The Home Office confirmed the home secretary
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Centre does not feel that it is in the best interests of children and young
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Mrs May said: "As chief executive Jim Gamble has done a great job at up outlined
Ceop and made a huge contribution to protecting children. I wish him all
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"It is so sudden as well and to have a person with as much experience as
Jim Gamble being taken away from the horizon, really at such speed is a
worry, because he is a leader in this field," she said. seE
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Shadow home secretary Alan Johnson said Mr Gamble was a passionate The Real Buenos
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"Under his leadership the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre locals know it
(Ceop) was gaining an international reputation for its tremendous
work. Labour would have given Ceop the operational freedom it needed
to become even more effective, " he said. P
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"The government's plans will harm child safety networks. Their lack of
consultation has led to the resignation of Mr Gamble who is highly
respected within and outside of the organisation he served so well. His
expertise will be badly missed."

Ceop was set up in 2006 with the aim of finding and convicting online
paedophiles.

Mr Gamble was head of Northern Ireland's anti-terrorist unit before joining

the agency and was one of five senior police figures shortlisted to replace
Sir Hugh Orde after he stepped down as chief constable of the Police
Service of Northern Ireland.
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