Question follow-through · 86840
Harassment: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to establish accessible, non-police reporting pathways for (a) children and (b) young people who experience online harassment.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 30 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 7 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to establish accessible, non-police reporting pathways for (a) children and (b) young people who experience online harassment.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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7 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Online Safety Act requires services in scope to take steps to protect children from both illegal content and harmful content, including abusive and bullying content. These services must implement easy-to-use reporting mechanisms for users to report il...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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