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Office of Communications opened consultation on statutory report on age assurance under Online Safety Act

On 3 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a stakeholder consultation until 1 December 2025 to gather evidence for its statutory report on the use and effectiveness of age assurance under the Online Safety Act 2023. The consulta…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, software provider: app stores, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-11-03
in consultation

On 3 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a stakeholder consultation until 1 …

2025-12-01
processing consultation

On 1 December 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) closes the consultation on its statutory r…