Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 105578

Internet: Offences against Children

Tabled: 13 January 2026

Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Sarah Pochin

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when enhanced age verification and online safety measures to protect children from online facilitated sexual abuse will be implemented, in the context of the recommendations of the Inde

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

The Online Safety Act already meets the Inquiry’s recommendations on age-verification and online safety measures. The child safety duties require regulated services to implement highly effective age assurance to prevent children from accessing the most ha...

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