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Pornography: Children

Asked by Rebecca PaulConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 30 October 2024UIN 10614

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to prevent children being exposed to pornography in Reigate constituency.

Answered by Feryal Clark

The Government is committed to keeping children safe online. Our priority is the effective implementation of the Online Safety Act so that children benefit from its wide-reaching protections.

The Act requires that all in scope services that allow pornography use highly effective age assurance to prevent children from accessing it, including services that host user-generated content, and services which publish pornography. Ofcom has robust enforcement powers available against companies who fail to fulfil their duties.

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