Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 903454

Internet: Children

Tabled: 20 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Alistair Strathern

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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the safety of children online.

Answer

Feryal Clark
The government is implementing the Online Safety Act as quickly and effectively as possible, so children can be protected from criminal behaviour and harmful content online.The illegal content duties are now in force, so platforms already need to act to p...

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