United Kingdom: Office of Communications enforcement programme under the Online Safety Act 2023 targeting compliance with age assurance obligations
Progress
Current status
concluded
24 Jul 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of Communications announced enforcement programme under the Online Safety Act 2023 targeting compliance with age assurance obligations
On 24 July 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced the initiation of an enforcement programme under the Online Safety Act 2023, targeting compliance among user-to-user service providers with the duty to deploy age assurance mechanisms. …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body