Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 94546
Internet: Northern Ireland
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025
Question
Carla Lockhart
Democratic Unionist Party — Upper Bann
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 in protecting children in Northern Ireland.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanThe Online Safety Act requires services to protect children in the UK from both illegal and age-inappropriate content. These protections are now in force, as of 25 July, children in Northern Ireland should be seeing a tangible difference in their online e...
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