Question follow-through · 51540
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he expects Ofcom to publish updates on the (a) progress and (b) outcomes of the investigations conducted by the online safety small but risky taskforce.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 12 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 May 2025
- Answer
- 21 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he expects Ofcom to publish updates on the (a) progress and (b) outcomes of the investigations conducted by the online safety small but risky taskforce.
14 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2025
Answer published
The Government has regular meetings with Ofcom on matters relating to online safety, including on how it will enforce against non-compliant providers.Ofcom established the Small but Risky (SBR) task force to address the unique risks posed by these service...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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