United Kingdom: Age restrictions and online safety requirements for children under secondary legislation of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
15 Jul 2026 under deliberation
15 Jun 2026 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
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced further child online safety measures under secondary legislation of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act
On 15 July 2026, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced the second part of its response to the Growing Up in the Online World consultation, through a Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS254, repeated in the House of Lords as …
Event type
order
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced age restrictions and online safety requirements for children under secondary legislation of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act
On 15 June 2026, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) announced plans to introduce secondary legislation under the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act. The secondary legislation would prohibit user-to-user social media platf…
Event type
order
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government