Written Question·Home Office·UIN 26567

Police: Powers

Tabled: 27 January 2025

Answered: 31 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Neil Coyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to provide police forces with the power to require the removal of (a) dangerous items and (b) content (i) online and (ii) for sale online.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

The Online Safety Act requires platforms to take action to prevent the proliferation of illegal content online and ensure that their services are not used for offending. This means they will need to proactively mitigate the risk that their services are us...

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