Law note · United Kingdom
Ofcom Protection of Children Codes of Practice
cite Protection of Children Codes of Practice (illegal content and user-to-user/search services), Ofcom, April to July 2025
stage IN FORCE in force since 2025-07-25
reviewed 2026-07-15
Sets out the measures Ofcom expects user-to-user and search services likely to be accessed by children to adopt to comply with the Online Safety Act's children's safety duties, including age assurance, safer default settings and algorithms, and content moderation; providers that follow the Codes are treated as compliant.
Ofcom published the final Codes on 24 April 2025; providers had to complete children's risk assessments by 24 July 2025 and have risk mitigation measures in place from 25 July 2025, after the Codes completed the required Parliamentary process.
Primary source: official Ofcom statement and codes of practice