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HL HL7005
Disinformation
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29 April 2025
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14 May 2025 · Answer
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14 May 2025
Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision to rename Ofcom's Advisory Committee on Disinformation and Misinformation the "Committee for Online Information"; and whether the Committee will still have the remit of tacklin
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29 April 2025
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision to rename Ofcom's Advisory Committee on Disinformation and Misinformation the "Committee for Online Information"; and whether the Committee will still have the remit of tacklin
Source: Lords
14 May 2025
Answer
Ofcom and its advisory committees are independent of government. The name of the advisory committee is therefore a matter for Ofcom.The Online Safety Act makes the Committee’s role clear. The Act mandates that the Committee must advise the regulator on ho...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-29/HL7005
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1798717
- uk · wq-1798717 · source updated 14 May 2025