Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 120000
Internet: Proof of Identity
Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 20 March 2026
Question
Anneliese Dodds
Labour (Co-op) — Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the implementation of the user identity verification provisions in the Online Safety Act on the Government’s target to
Answer
Kanishka NarayanOfcom will be consulting on guidance for user identity verification required under the Online Safety Act, following the publication of the categorisation register. The consultation findings will be published as soon as possible, by mid-2027.The Act requir...
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