Question follow-through · 124121
Internet: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to take steps to accelerate the process for implementing the new duties on fraudulent advertising contained in the Online Safety Act.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 17 Apr 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to take steps to accelerate the process for implementing the new duties on fraudulent advertising contained in the Online Safety Act.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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17 Apr 2026
Answer published
Under the Online Safety Act, services designated as Category 1 and 2A (large user-to-user and large search services respectively) will have additional duties to tackle paid-for fraudulent advertising.Categorisation of online services is a statutory duty f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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