Internet: Safety
Commons · Question 1200 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 19 May 2026
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether digital ID will become an approved method of age assurance to comply with age checks required by the Online Safety Act 2023.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 19 May 2026
The Online Safety Act requires in-scope services to use highly effective age assurance to prevent children from accessing harmful content online. It is up to Ofcom as the regulator to determine whether or not an age assurance process is deemed ‘highly eff...