OSA regime: final documents
- The Online Safety Act 2023 - published 30 October 2023
- Online Safety Act - legislation.gov.uk page with links to the Act, commencement orders, regulations etc.
Ofcom codes and guidance
- Statement: information gathering guidance - FINAL GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - published 26 February 2025
- Statement: age assurance and children’s access - FINAL GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - published 16 January 2025
- Age assurance guidance for part 5 services - GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - 16 January 2025
- Age assurance guidance for part 3 services - GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - 16 January 2025
- Children’s access assessment guidance - GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - 16 January 2025
- Statement: protecting people from illegal harms online - FINAL CODES AND GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - published 16 December 2024
- Illegal content codes of practice and explanatory memorandum - CODES (Ofcom/DSIT) - published and laid in Parliament 17 December 2024
- Illegal content risk assessment guidance - GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - IN FORCE 16 December 2024
- Record keeping and review guidance - GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - 16 December 2024
- Illegal content judgements guidance - GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - 16 December 2024
- Online safety enforcement guidance - GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - 16 December 2024
- Guidance on content communicated ‘publicly’ and ‘privately’ - GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - 16 December 2024
OSA: Regulations
- Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations - IN FORCE 27 February 2025
OSA: Enforcement
- Enforcement programme to monitor compliance with the illegal content risk assessment duties and record keeping duties - opened 3 March 2025
- Enforcement programme to protect the children from encountering pornographic content through the use of age assurance - opened 16 January 2025
- Important dates for Online Safety Act compliance - published 16 December 2024
- Guidance to the regulator about fees relating to the Online Safety Act - GUIDANCE (DSIT) - published 24 May 2024
