House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
Update on Child Online Safety
08 February 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Proposed by Chris Philp Con Croydon South
Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.
At a glance
Key points
- The Government plans to introduce a standalone provision in the Online Safety Bill to prevent children from accessing pornographic content.
- The Bill will include measures to address gaps in current protections for children online.
- The Government remains committed to engaging with MPs on these child protection measures.
Issue summary
The statement discusses updates to the Online Safety Bill aimed at strengthening child protection measures online.
Action requested
The Government plans to introduce a standalone provision in the Online Safety Bill requiring providers of pornographic content to prevent children from accessing it, addressing concerns about gaps in current protections. The Bill will be introduced as parliamentary time allows and the government remains committed to engaging with MPs on these child protection measures.
Key facts
- The Online Safety Bill establishes new statutory duties for companies to protect users from illegal and harmful legal content online.
- Companies must use age verification technologies to prevent children from accessing high-risk services like online pornography.
- Ofcom will enforce the duty to prevent children from accessing pornographic content on services covered by the Bill.