United Kingdom: Measures amending Illegal Content Codes of Practice and Protection of Children Codes of Practice to establish crisis response protocol
Progress
Current status
adopted
18 Jun 2026 adopted
09 Jun 2026 adopted
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology laid before Parliament draft amendments to Illegal Content Codes of Practice and Protection of Children Codes of Practice to establish crisis response protocol
On 18 June 2026, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology laid before Parliament draft amendments to the Illegal Content Codes of Practice and Protection of Children Codes of Practice establishing a crisis respons…
Event type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body
Office of Communications adopted statement on crisis protocol measures to be incorporated into Illegal Content and Protection of Children Codes of Practice
On 9 June 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published a statement setting out new crisis response measures to be included in the Illegal Content Codes of Practice and Protection of Children Codes of Practice. The statement recommends that o…
Event type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body