The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee will next
week take evidence from senior executives at Ofcom as part of its
inquiry into the implementation and impact of the Online Safety
Act (OSA).
The Committee is investigating the OSA to assess whether it has
been effective in making people in the UK safer online. Ofcom has
faced criticism for taking a slow' and reactive' approach in its
delivery of the Act to date.
The evidence session will start at 2:15pm on Tuesday 15 September
in Committee Room 4A of the House of Lords.
Giving evidence to the Committee will be:
- Mark Bunting, Director, Online Safety Strategy Delivery,
Ofcom
- Suzanne Cater, Enforcement Director, Ofcom
- Oliver Griffiths, Group Director, Online Safety, Ofcom
Issues the session will cover include:
- When Ofcom expects the parts of the OSA which have not yet
been implemented to be fully operational.
- Whether the OSA has made children and adults in the UK safer
online, based on Ofcom's evidence.
- Whether Ofcom's delivery of the new regime has given effect
to the safety-by-design principles set out in the OSA.
- Ofcom's response to evidence the Committee received from the
Children's Commissioner that it needs to use its teeth' in its
enforcement activity.
- How Meta's recent commitment in the US to introduce new
protections for children will impact online safety policy in the
UK and other jurisdictions.
