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
Labour — Edinburgh 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 NarayanThe 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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