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This consultation is seeking views on protecting children from seeing pornographic material online.
Read the key learning from our trial of age verification technology to protect children from harm in the sale of alcohol.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DCMS’ impact assessment of the Age verification for pornographic material online.
Part 3 of the Digital Economy Bill concerns protections for children online
Consultation on age verification in connection with alcohol sales.
An example of what an age verification policy for premises that sells or supplies alcohol could look like.
The Government has formally proposed that the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) be designated as the regulator for the age verification of online pornography in the UK.
Good Practice Guide (GPG) 45 helps you decide how to check someone's identity.
The UK will become the first country in the world to bring in age-verification for online pornography when the measures come into force on 15 July 2019.
Work out your State Pension age and Pension Credit qualifying age
Information about HM Land Registry’s enhanced level of digital identity verification (practice guide 81).
Retailers, bars and restaurants will be able to check the age of customers buying alcohol and other restricted items with new technology.
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