Mobile Phones: Children
Lords · Question HL920 · Tabled 15 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Benjamin
To ask His Majesty's Government, following their decision to mandate on-device nudity safeguards, what consideration they have given to requiring the use of the same technology to deploy real-time age estimation so that when an adult’s phone is picked up
Answer
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra, 29 Jun 2026
The government recognises the benefits of device-level protections and we are encouraged by industry developments which make smartphones safer for children. On 8 June, we committed to working with operating system providers over the next three months so t...