United Kingdom: Office of Communications' assessment of the use of age assurance
Progress
Current status
adopted
15 Jul 2026 adopted
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
streaming service provider
other service provider
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of Communications published use of age assurance report under Online Safety Act
On 15 July 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published its age assurance report 2026. The report assesses how regulated services under the Online Safety Act have used age assurance to comply with their duties, and evaluates the effectivenes…
Event type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body