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
in force
01 Jul 2025 in force
17 Jan 2025 in force
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

01 Jul 2025
in force

Obligation for user-to-user platforms hosting adult content to implement age assurance measures under Office of Communications's Codes of Practice for Age Assurance and Children’s Access enters into force

On 1 July 2025, the obligation for services hosting user-generated pornographic content in the United Kingdom to fully implement "highly effective" age assurance measures under the Online Safety Act enters into force. This follows the publication of…

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
17 Jan 2025
in force

Obligation for platforms publishing or displaying their own adult content to implement age assurance measures under Office of Communications's Codes of Practice for Age Assurance and Children’s Access entered into force

On 17 January 2025, the obligation for Part 5 services (services that publish or display their own pornographic content) in the United Kingdom to implement "highly effective" age assurance measures entered into force. The requirement is established …

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
16 Jan 2025
adopted

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…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body

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