Question follow-through · 7118
Children: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to give parents the right to access a deceased child's social media accounts without a court order.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to give parents the right to access a deceased child's social media accounts without a court order.
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Government is committed to protecting children online and supporting families who have endured unimaginable losses. The Online Safety Act contains measures that seek to address challenges faced by bereaved parents when engaging with online services fo...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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