United Kingdom: Information Commissioner's Office closes consultation on guidance on profiling tools for online safety

On 31 October 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) closes its consultation, which had been open since 30 July 2025, on its guidance on profiling tools for online safety. The guidance outlines data protection and privacy requirements for profiling tools deployed in trust and safety systems, including where they are used to meet the obligations under the Online Safety Act 2023. The consultation was conducted via a structured survey with sections on respondent details, application of the guidance, and its effects. Data was gathered through the Citizen Space platform operated by UK supplier Delib. The ICO indicated that responses may inform statistical and general qualitative reporting without attribution to individual respondents.