Written questions

Internet: Age Assurance and Safety

Commons · Question 86934 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 7 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that companies implementing (a) age-verification and (b) safety requirements use (i) secure and (ii) adequately regulated third-party vendo

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 7 Nov 2025

The Online Safety Act requires providers to give particular regard to the protection of users’ privacy rights when complying with their new safety duties, including when using age assurance measures. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has a range...