Question follow-through · 119105
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that online platforms based overseas comply with Ofcom penalties issued under the Online Safety Act 2023.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 9 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 19 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that online platforms based overseas comply with Ofcom penalties issued under the Online Safety Act 2023.
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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19 Mar 2026
Answer published
Ofcom's enforcement powers allow it to take enforcement action against a service, including directions to return to compliance, issuing fines or, where appropriate, applying to the courts for business disruption measures, regardless of where it is based. ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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