Question follow-through · 72911
Internet: Age Assurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that data collected by third party providers who verify age under the Online Safety Act 2023 is stored securely.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that data collected by third party providers who verify age under the Online Safety Act 2023 is stored securely.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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15 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Online Safety Act requires providers to protect users’ right to privacy when implementing age assurance. UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act requires data to be processed fairly, lawfully, and transparently. Where Ofcom is concerned that a provider ha...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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