Question follow-through · 3977

Internet: Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Online Safety Act 2023 to help tackle online grooming.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 3 Sept 2024
Target answer date: 5 Sept 2024
Answer: 11 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

3 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Online Safety Act 2023 to help tackle online grooming.
5 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Sept 2024
Answer published
The strongest protections in the Online Safety Act are against child sexual abuse and exploitation. The higher the risk on a service, the more measures and safeguards they will need to take to keep their users safe from harm, and prevent their services be...

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