United Kingdom: Online Safety Act (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 classifying self-harm content as priority offences
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Online Safety Act (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 classifying self-harm content as priority offences enter into force
On 8 January 2026, the Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 enter into force. The statutory instrument updates Schedule 7 of the Online Safety Act to include cyberflashing (section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 20…
SourceSecretary of State adopted Online Safety Act (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 classifying self-harm content as priority offences
On 18 December 2025, the Secretary of State adopted the Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. The statutory instrument updates Schedule 7 of the Online Safety Act to include cyberflashing (section 66A of the Sexual…
SourceSecretary of State laid before parliament draft Online Safety Act (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 classifying self-harm content as priority offences
On 21 October 2025, the Secretary of State laid before Parliament the draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. The draft statutory instrument updates Schedule 7 of the Online Safety Act to include cyberflashing …
SourceGovernment announced amendment to Online Safety Act 2023 designating self-harm and suicide content as a priority offence
On 8 September 2025, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced that the Online Safety Act will be amended to designate content encouraging or assisting serious self-harm as a priority offence. The regulations would establish le…
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