Written questions

Social Media: Children

Commons · Question 52725 · Tabled 15 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 23 May 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to enable parents the right to access their deceased child’s social media data.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 23 May 2025

The government is committed to ensuring families feel that the system is on their side when tragedies happen. In these cases, the Online Safety Act provides for Ofcom to require information from services on a child’s online activity at a coroner’s request...