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EnactedRoyal Assentc. 50

Online Safety Act 2023

Bill 3137Commons originatingintroduced 17 Mar 2022
This bill became lawView the statute on acthub →c. 50 · 26 Oct 2023

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Amendments 40

Committee stage — Lords 20

WithdrawnClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Purposes of Act

Moved: Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraSponsor: Lord Clement-Jones, Baroness Kidron, Lord Gilbert of Panteg#94758
WithdrawnClause 4EditBillBody

at end insert— This Act does not apply in relation to moderation actions taken, or not taken, by users of a Part 3 service.”

Moved: Lord MoylanSponsor: Lord Vaizey of Didcot#94894
NotMovedClause 4EditBillBody

at end insert— ““moderation action” means—

Moved: Lord MoylanSponsor: Lord Vaizey of Didcot#94903
NotMovedClause 3EditBillBody

at end insert “or an internet service within subsection (4)(d)”

Moved: Baroness KidronSponsor: Lord Clement-Jones#94934
WithdrawnClause 3EditBillBody

at end insert— an internet service, other than a regulated user-to-user service or search service, that meets the child user condition and enables or promotes harmful activity and content as set out in Schedule (Online harms to children).”

Moved: Baroness KidronSponsor: Baroness Harding of Winscombe, The Lord Bishop of Oxford#94935
NotMovedClause 3EditBillBody

after second “service” insert “or an internet service within subsection (4)(d)”

Moved: Baroness Kidron#94936
WithdrawnClause 6EditBillBody

after “services” insert “that are not Category 2A services”

Moved: Lord Moylan#95050
NotMovedClause 4AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Further provision about notices under section 3(6)

Moved: Baroness Fox of Buckley#95083
NotMovedClause 3EditBillBody

at end insert— For further provision about notices under subsection (6), see section (Further provision about notices under section 3(6)).”

Moved: Baroness Fox of Buckley#95084
NotMovedClause 3EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State must make regulations making provision about how the number of a service’s monthly United Kingdom users is to be determined for the purposes of subsection (5).”

Moved: Baroness Fox of Buckley#95085
NotMovedClause 3EditBillBody

leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert “a notice given by OFCOM to the provider of the service under this subsection has effect.”

Moved: Baroness Fox of Buckley#95086
WithdrawnClause 3EditBillBody

leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert “the service has at least one million monthly United Kingdom users.”

Moved: Baroness Fox of Buckley#95087
AgreedClause 6EditBillBody

after “service” insert “is not a Category 2A service and”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#95234
AgreedClause 6EditBillBody

after “service” insert “is not a Category 2A service and”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#95235
AgreedClause 6EditBillBody

at end insert “, and the duty about record-keeping set out in section 19(8A).”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#95236
AgreedClause 6EditBillBody

at end insert— the duty about illegal content risk assessments set out in section 9(8A),

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#95237
AgreedClause 6EditBillBody

at end insert “(2) to (10)”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#95238
AgreedClause 6EditBillBody

at end insert “(2) to (6)”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#95239
AgreedClause 6EditBillBody

at end insert “(2) to (8)”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#95240
WithdrawnClause 6EditBillBody

at end insert— the duties on regulated provider pornographic content set out in section 72.”

Moved: Baroness Ritchie of DownpatrickSponsor: Lord Morrow#95254

Report stage — Lords 20

AgreedClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Introduction

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley BaySponsor: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, Baroness Kidron, Lord Clement-Jones#95846
WithdrawnClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

In subsection (2)(a), after “characteristic” insert “, or a combination of characteristics”

Moved: Baroness MerronSponsor: Lord Clement-Jones#95887
AgreedClause 11DeleteClauseOrSchedule

Divide Clause 11 into two clauses, the first (Safety duties protecting children) to consist of subsections (1) to (11) and the second (Safety duties protecting children: interpretation) to consist of subsections (12) to (19)

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#96066
AgreedClause 11EditBillBody

leave out “subsections (3)(b)” and insert “section 11(3)(b)”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#96072
AgreedClause 11EditBillBody

leave out “this section” and insert “section 11”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#96073
AgreedClause 11EditBillBody

leave out “this section” and insert “section 11”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#96074
AgreedClause 11EditBillBody

leave out from beginning to “may” in line 2 and insert “Age verification or age estimation to identify who is or is not a child user or which age group a child user is in are examples of measures which (if not required by subsection (3A))”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#96075
AgreedClause 11EditBillBody

at end insert— The duty set out in subsection (3)(a) requires a provider to use age verification or age estimation (or both) to prevent children of any age from encountering primary priority content that is harmful to children which the provider identifies on the service.

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley BaySponsor: Baroness Kidron#96076
AgreedClause 11EditBillBody

leave out “(for example, by using age verification)”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#96077
AgreedClause 10EditBillBody

after “8” insert “and, in the case of services likely to be accessed by children which are Category 1 services, the duties about assessments set out in section (Assessment duties: user empowerment)”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley BaySponsor: Lord Clement-Jones#96078
AgreedClause 6EditBillBody

leave out “duty about record-keeping set out in section 19(9)” and insert “duties about record-keeping set out in section 19(8A) and (9)”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#96079
AgreedClause 6EditBillBody

at end insert— the duties about assessments related to adult user empowerment set out in section (Assessment duties: user empowerment),”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#96080
AgreedClause 5EditBillBody

leave out “section 54” and insert “sections 54 to (“Priority content that is harmful to children”)”

Moved: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay#96081
NotMovedClause 11EditBillBody

leave out subsection (15)

Moved: Lord Russell of LiverpoolSponsor: Baroness Harding of Winscombe, Lord Knight of Weymouth, Baroness Kidron#96127
NotMovedClause 11EditBillBody

leave out paragraph (b)

Moved: Lord Russell of LiverpoolSponsor: Baroness Harding of Winscombe, Lord Knight of Weymouth, Baroness Kidron#96128
AgreedClause 11EditBillBody

at end insert— mitigate the impact of harm to children in different age groups presented by features, functionalities or behaviours enabled or created by the design or operation of the service.”

Moved: Baroness KidronSponsor: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, Baroness Harding of Winscombe, Lord Clement-Jones#96139
AgreedClause 10EditBillBody

at end insert— features, functionalities or behaviours (including those enabled or created by the design or operation of the service) that are harmful to children”

Moved: Baroness KidronSponsor: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, Baroness Harding of Winscombe, The Lord Bishop of Oxford#96140
NotMovedClause 4AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Removal of exemption

Moved: Lord MoylanSponsor: Baroness Fox of Buckley#96161
WithdrawnClause 11EditBillBody

At end insert— If the duty in subsection (3)(a) relates to pornographic content, the duty applies regardless of the size and capacity of a service.”

Moved: Lord BethellSponsor: Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick#96162
AgreedClause 11EditBillBody

at end insert— protect children in age groups judged to be at risk of harm from features, functionalities or behaviours enabled or created by the design or operation of the service”

Moved: Baroness KidronSponsor: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, Baroness Harding of Winscombe, Lord Clement-Jones#96249