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Office of Communications adopted Statement of Charging Principles for online safety fees

On 17 March 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published the final Statement of Charging Principles (SoCP) for the online safety fees regime under Section 88(4) of the Online Safety Act 2023. The SoCP applies to the 2026/2027 charging year (…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Consumer protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2026-03-17
adopted

On 17 March 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published the final Statement of Charging Pr…