Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 84623
Streaming: Violence
Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Catherine McKinnell
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne North
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legislation governing the livestreaming of violent content.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanThe Online Safety Act (OSA) requires services to safeguard children and reduce the risk that they are used to facilitate illegal activity. Ofcom, the regulator, sets out the steps in its codes of practice that providers can take to fulfil these duties. It...
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