Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 86934

Internet: Age Assurance and Safety

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

LabourEdinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that companies implementing (a) age-verification and (b) safety requirements use (i) secure and (ii) adequately regulated third-party vendo

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The Online Safety Act requires providers to give particular regard to the protection of users’ privacy rights when complying with their new safety duties, including when using age assurance measures. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has a range...

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