United Kingdom: User empowerment obligations in Additional Duties Code of Practice for Category 1 Services
Progress
Current status
in consultation
02 Oct 2026 processing consultation
10 Jul 2026 in consultation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
messaging service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of Communications closes consultation on Additional Duties Code of Practice for Category 1 Services including user empowerment measures
On 2 October 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) closes the consultation on the draft Additional Duties Code of Practice for Category 1 Services. The draft code outlines 8 eight user empowerment measures for providers of Category 1 services u…
Event type
order
Action type
consultation closed
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body
Office of Communications opened consultation on Additional Duties Code of Practice for Category 1 Services including user empowerment measures
On 10 July 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a consultation on the draft Additional Duties Code of Practice for Category 1 Services, until 2 October 2026. The draft code outlines 8 eight user empowerment measures for providers of Cat…
Event type
order
Action type
consultation opened
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body