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1564879

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2022 to Question 104206 on Social Media: Children, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of parents' rights of (a) access to and (b) ownership of their deceased children's digital profiles and posts on social media.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	118966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the difficulties that some bereaved parents have experienced when accessing their loved ones' data. The question of parental rights to access of children’s digital profiles and posts is complex, so we are considering this matter with the Ministry of Justice and social media organisations, before deciding on any next steps.</p><p>Currently, coroners have extensive powers under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 that allow them to require information for their inquests (which could include relevant digital data following the death of a child). Any party whom the coroner considers to have a sufficient interest in a coronial investigation, which may include bereaved parents, therefore has the right to receive documents and other evidence from the coroner which may be used in the inquest.</p><p>Outside of coronial investigations, some social media companies might act voluntarily to share certain information about the material a child was viewing with bereaved families. However, others may operate policies of non-disclosure to third parties (including parents), unless a user takes active steps to nominate a person who may access his or her account after they die or there is a legal obligation to disclose the data. Some social media users might be concerned about the thought of disclosing private information or other digital assets to third parties after their death, and so an automatic right of access is unlikely to be appropriate in every case. Additionally, companies may have to consider other legal issues when responding to data disclosure requests, for example the data protection rights of individuals that were in contact with the deceased person prior to their death.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/01/2023 16:57:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1549156

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of allowing parents to be able to have (a) access to and (b) ownership of their children's digital profiles and posts on social media.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	104206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>Protecting children online is a government priority and the strongest safeguards in the Online Safety Bill are for children. As well as protecting children from illegal content and activity, providers of services which are likely to be accessed by children will be required to assess the risk of harm their service poses for children, put in place proportionate safety measures to protect children, and monitor these for effectiveness. If a child encounters, or is the subject of illegal or harmful content and activity, parents, guardians and children will also be able to report it easily and, where appropriate, receive support.</p><p>Ofcom will set out the steps that providers can take to comply with the child safety duties in codes of practice and, where proportionate, this could include the use of parental controls or linked accounts for children of certain age groups. The Information Commissioner’s Age Appropriate Design Code sets out standards on the use of parental controls which providers must follow to safeguard children’s right to privacy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/12/2022 15:35:30 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1365649

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she will take to evaluate the adequacy of social media companies’ risk assessments of the likelihood of children using their adult services.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	John Nicolson
uin	68325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The strongest protections in the draft Online Safety Bill are for children. The Bill will require social media companies to assess whether their service is likely to be accessed by or appeal to a significant number of children and, if so, deliver additional protections for them.</p><p>Ofcom will be required to produce and publish guidance for services on how to undertake this risk assessment. Companies which assess that they are not likely to be accessed by children will need to provide robust evidence to the regulator and keep this assessment under review. The requirement to undertake, and keep up to date, an accurate assessment with regard to child access is an enforceable requirement. Ofcom may take enforcement action where providers do not carry out an adequate assessment and keep it up to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/11/2021 10:23:58 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

1348915

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce regulations on social media companies, including mandatory design standards, to increase online safety for services that are used by children.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The draft Online Safety Bill, published in May 2021, will ensure companies design their platforms to be safer for users, and particularly for children. The new laws will apply to companies that allow users to post content online or to interact with each other, which includes social media companies. The draft bill will be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny in this session. The Joint Committee that will scrutinise the draft Bill has now been set up, and members from both Houses have now been appointed.</p><p>The strongest protections in the legislation are for children. Unless social media companies are able to prove that children are not accessing their service, they will need to conduct a child safety risk assessment and provide safety measures for child users, keeping these under regular review. As part of the risk assessment, companies will need to assess how the design and operation of the service may increase or reduce the risks identified.</p><p>The government has also published voluntary Safety by Design guidance in June 2021 that will help companies design safer online services. In addition, the Information Commissioner’s Age Appropriate Design Code, which will come into force in September 2021, will set out specific protections for children’s personal data that companies will need to build in when designing online services likely to be accessed by children.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 27/07/2021 11:57:32 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1061064

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the NSPCC regulatory proposals, published on 12 February 2019, whether the legislation outlined in the online harms White Paper will provide a social media regulator with comprehensive powers of information disclosure.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	221605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>We are considering the full range of possible solutions to address existing and emerging issues relating to online safety, including legal and regulatory changes where necessary. We will, in the coming weeks, publish a joint DCMS-Home Office Online Harms White Paper which will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and setting clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep people safe.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 221606 221608 221609 question first answered 22/02/2019 10:11:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

1061065

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the NSPCC regulatory proposals, published on 12 February 2019, whether social media platforms will be subject to red flag reporting and a general proactive duty to disclose information.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	221606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>We are considering the full range of possible solutions to address existing and emerging issues relating to online safety, including legal and regulatory changes where necessary. We will, in the coming weeks, publish a joint DCMS-Home Office Online Harms White Paper which will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and setting clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep people safe.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 221605 221608 221609 question first answered 22/02/2019 10:11:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

1061067

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the NSPCC regulatory proposals, published on 12 February 2019, whether legislation outlined in the forthcoming online harms White Paper will hold named directors of social media companies personally and individually liable for failing to comply with regulation.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	221608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>We are considering the full range of possible solutions to address existing and emerging issues relating to online safety, including legal and regulatory changes where necessary. We will, in the coming weeks, publish a joint DCMS-Home Office Online Harms White Paper which will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and setting clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep people safe.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 221605 221606 221609 question first answered 22/02/2019 10:11:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

1061068

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the NSPCC regulatory proposals, published on 12 February 2019, whether legislation outlined in the forthcoming online harms White Paper will propose a sanctions regime for social media providers that fail to comply with legislation.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	221609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>We are considering the full range of possible solutions to address existing and emerging issues relating to online safety, including legal and regulatory changes where necessary. We will, in the coming weeks, publish a joint DCMS-Home Office Online Harms White Paper which will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and setting clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep people safe.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 221605 221606 221608 question first answered 22/02/2019 10:11:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

1054361

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to introducing penalties to prevent social media operators from publishing, or failing to remove, content which is harmful to children's health and well-being.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL13412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government's forthcoming Online Harms White Paper will set out plans for legislative measures to ensure platforms take adequate steps to protect their users, particularly children, from online harms.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 13/02/2019 11:58:43 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley