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 Narayan
Ofcom 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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