- Government consulting on proposals for the design of
regulations in relation to UK-related domain name registries.
- consultation will ensure procedures remain in place to deal
with both misuse and unfair uses
- work will help ensure the UK continues to meet international
best practice on domain name governance, in line with our key
global trading partners
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
(DSIT)
is seeking views on proposals for the design of regulations in
relation to UK-related domain name registries.
This consultation asks for views on the abuse of relevant domain
names, to ensure procedures remain in place to deal with both
misuse and unfair uses of domain names.
Responses to the consultation will help DSIT
design a set of regulations which are workable, proportionate and
fit for purpose. While anyone can respond to the consultation,
views are particularly welcome from UK-based registries, users of
domain names, registrars, industry bodies, cybersecurity
organisations, trade associations, relevant charities, and
intellectual property rights holders.
The consultation will run for six weeks and will close on 31
August 2023.
Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy said:
I recognise the good work that the registries in scope of these
powers already do to tackle abuses of their domain names, and it
is only right that we continue to meet the expectations of
international best practice on governance of domain names which
represent the UK.
Read the consultation proposals
and offer your views.
Notes to editors
DSIT
will be commencing sections 19-21 of the Digital Economy
Act 2010.
This legislation sets out the Secretary of State’s powers of
intervention in the event when any in-scope UK-related domain
name registry fails to address serious, relevant abuses of their
domain names, posing significant risk to the UK electronic
communications networks and its users.
Following our review of the consultation responses, DSIT
will be setting out in secondary legislation a list of misuses
and unfair uses of domain names that registries in scope must
take action to mitigate and deal with, and cover the registry’s
arrangements for dealing with complaints in connection with the
domain names in scope.
It is important we undertake this work to ensure that the UK will
continue to meet international best practice on governance of
country code top-level domains in line with our key global
trading partners and our future global trading commitments.
It is important for the users of UK-related domains that there
continue to be procedures in place to deal with domain name
abuse.
