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...