Question follow-through · 84623

Streaming: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legislation governing the livestreaming of violent content.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
23 Oct 2025
Target answer date
28 Oct 2025
Answer
28 Oct 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legislation governing the livestreaming of violent content.

  2. 28 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Online Safety Act (OSA) requires services to safeguard children and reduce the risk that they are used to facilitate illegal activity. Ofcom, the regulator, sets out the steps in its codes of practice that providers can take to fulfil these duties. It...

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