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The process of monitoring and research will identify areas for future consultation with stakeholders. In doing so, Ofcom is fulfilling its duties to ensure that the codes of practice are compatible with the pursuit of online safety objectives outlined in the Act, evaluating the codes and keeping them under review. It has also stated that this dynamic regulatory approach is an example of how it intends to fulfil the Government’s strategic priority of agile regulation and the need for monitoring, risk-assessing and mitigating new online harms. As the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, said, this is intended to strike the right balance. In parallel, the Government and Ofcom are actively monitoring the regime’s impact through a programme of evaluation work, with findings feeding into the Secretary of State’s statutory post-implementation review of the effectiveness of the Act. This review must take place two to five years after the legislation comes into force.