Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 3977

Internet: Offences against Children

Tabled: 3 September 2024
Answered: 11 September 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Online Safety Act 2023 to help tackle online grooming.

Answer

Feryal Clark
The strongest protections in the Online Safety Act are against child sexual abuse and exploitation. The higher the risk on a service, the more measures and safeguards they will need to take to keep their users safe from harm, and prevent their services be...
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