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VoCO (Verification of Children Online) is a child online safety research project that responds to the challenge of knowing which online users are children.
This consultation is seeking views on protecting children from seeing pornographic material online.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
Part 3 of the Digital Economy Bill concerns protections for children online
Use form CVF1 to verify your child for the childcare service.
Proof of Child Benefit - what you can use.
Government amendments to the Online Safety Bill will bolster protections for children, empower adults and make it easier to put online abusers behind bars.
If you want to claim Universal Credit you must verify your identity. This guide for claimants and people supporting them explains how to do that.
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
Read the key learning from our trial of age verification technology to protect children from harm in the sale of alcohol.
Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do
Information on using the app when applying to work, study or live in the UK.
Indefinite leave to remain or enter the UK if your relationship has broken down because of domestic violence or abuse - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Good Practice Guide (GPG) 45 helps you decide how to check someone's identity.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to interact, and to share text and other content.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DCMS’ impact assessment of the Age verification for pornographic material online.
You have the right to get a copy of the information that is held about you. This is called the 'right of access'.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harms if your online platform makes users’ account details and activity visible to others.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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