Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 86840
Harassment: Children and Young People
Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025
Question
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Labour — Heywood and Middleton North
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to establish accessible, non-police reporting pathways for (a) children and (b) young people who experience online harassment.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanThe Online Safety Act requires services in scope to take steps to protect children from both illegal content and harmful content, including abusive and bullying content. These services must implement easy-to-use reporting mechanisms for users to report il...
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