United Kingdom: Office of Communications Codes of Practice for Age Assurance and Children's Access for user-to-user services implementing Online Safety Act
Progress
Current status
adopted
16 Jan 2025 adopted
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of Communications published Codes of Practice for Age Assurance and Children’s Access for user-to-user services implementing Online Safety Act
On 16 January 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published the Age Assurance and Access Statement, outlining measures to implement the Online Safety Act 2023. The statement introduces immediate obligations for Part 5 services (platforms disp…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body