Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 3814

Online Safety Act 2023

Tabled: 2 September 2024
Answered: 10 September 2024

Question

Charlotte Nichols

LabourWarrington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timetable is to decide whether to accept Ofcom’s advice on extending category 1 regulation of schedule 11 of the Online Safety Act 2023 to small online forums containin

Answer

Feryal Clark
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology is carefully considering Ofcom’s categorisation research and advice and will make Regulations as soon as reasonably practicable.