United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 43251
Data Protection: Age of Consent
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1 April 2025
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9 April 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of raising the digital age of consent.
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1 April 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of raising the digital age of consent.
Source: Commons
9 April 2025
Answer
When Information Society Services, such as social media or live streaming sites, rely on consent to process children’s data, consent is only lawful in respect of children under the age of 13 when parental authority has been granted. The current age of con...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-01/43251
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1791217
- uk · wq-1791217 · source updated 9 April 2025