Law note · United Kingdom
Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
cite Data Protection Act 2018, ss. 123-125; Age Appropriate Design Code of Practice, Information Commissioner's Office
stage IN FORCE in force since 2020-09-02
reviewed 2026-07-15
Requires providers of information society services likely to be accessed by children in the UK to apply 15 standards of age appropriate design, such as privacy by default, data minimisation, and not using nudge techniques that weaken children's privacy protections, under a statutory code of practice issued by the Information Commissioner under the Data Protection Act 2018.
The code came into force on 2 September 2020 with a 12 month transition period ending 2 September 2021, after which the Commissioner and courts must take it into account when assessing UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance.
Primary source: official statutory code of practice, ico.org.uk