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United Kingdom: 2024-2025 Children's Code Strategy

Progress

Current status
in consultation
11 Oct 2024 processing consultation
02 Aug 2024 in consultation
03 Apr 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

11 Oct 2024
processing consultation

Closed consultation on Children’s Code Strategy

On 11 October 2024, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office closed its consultation on the Children’s Code Strategy. The consultation covers the use of children’s personal information in recommender systems including how their information is bein…

Source
Event type outline
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
02 Aug 2024
in consultation

Opened consultation on Children’s Code Strategy

On 2 August 2024, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office opened a consultation on the Children’s Code Strategy until 11 October 2024. The consultation covers the use of children’s personal information in recommender systems including how their i…

Source
Event type outline
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
03 Apr 2024
under deliberation

Published 2024-2025 Children's Code Strategy

On 3 April 2024, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published the 2024-2025 Children's Code Strategy. The strategy specifies that ICO will prioritise supervision, enforcement, and engagement to ensure that social media and video-sharing pla…

Source
Event type outline
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority