Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 52725
Social Media: Children
Tabled: 15 May 2025
Answered: 23 May 2025
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to enable parents the right to access their deceased child’s social media data.
Answer
Feryal ClarkThe government is committed to ensuring families feel that the system is on their side when tragedies happen. In these cases, the Online Safety Act provides for Ofcom to require information from services on a child’s online activity at a coroner’s request...
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