Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 116658

Internet: Age Assurance

Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Natasha Irons

LabourCroydon East

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment her Department has made of (a) service-by-service age verification and (b) device, app store, or operating system level age assurance, in terms of consistenc

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
Ofcom considers age assurance to be highly effective when it meets particular criteria for technical accuracy, robustness, reliability and fairness, and has set out guidance on which methods meet that criteria. Ofcom will publish reports on age assurance ...

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