Independent report

Ofcom report on the use of age assurance

Ofcom report about the use of age assurance under the Online Safety Act 2023

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Published: 16 July 2026

Documents

Report on the use of age assurance (print-ready)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6737-1, E03642879 07/26

Unnumbered act paper

PDF, 1.51 MB, 92 pages

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Report on the use of age assurance (web-accessible)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6737-1, E03642879 07/26

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PDF, 1.62 MB, 92 pages

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Details

This report assesses how regulated service providers have used age assurance, drawing on evidence from the first 6 months of the protection of children duties being in force.

It presents early findings across the pornography, social media and online dating sectors. It does not provide final conclusions on age assurance effectiveness.

The report includes:

• how providers of regulated services have used age assurance
• how effective age assurance has been
• factors that have prevented or hindered the effectiveness of age assurance

Published 16 July 2026