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Special Educational Needs: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle online risks faced by children with special educational needs and disabilities.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
27 Nov 2024
Target answer date
29 Nov 2024
Answer
5 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle online risks faced by children with special educational needs and disabilities.

  2. 29 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The government is focused on implementing the Online Safety Act as quickly as possible, so children benefit from its wide-ranging protections. The Act will ensure that companies take steps to protect their child users from harm on their platforms, includi...

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