United Kingdom: Office of Communications opened consultation on updated draft Illegal Content Codes of Practice for user-to-user services, including risk assessment provisions

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Office of Communications opened consultation on updated draft Illegal Content Codes of Practice for user-to-user services, including risk assessment provisions

On 30 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a consultation on the draft Illegal Content Codes of Practice for user-to-user services until 20 October 2025. These codes outline risk assessment provisions under sections 5.4 to 5.6, req…

Scope

Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Performance monitoring requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-06-30
in consultation

On 30 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a consultation on the draft Illegal Co…

2025-10-20
processing consultation

On 20 October 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) closes its consultation on the draft Illeg…

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