Regulation

Draft Online Safety Bill

The draft Online Safety Bill establishes a new regulatory framework to tackle harmful content online.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Published: 12 May 2021

Documents

Draft Online Safety Bill

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-2563-0, CCSCCS0421458742, CP 405

PDF, 1.83 MB, 145 pages

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Delegated powers memorandum

PDF, 533 KB, 74 pages

Explanatory notes

PDF, 725 KB, 123 pages

Impact assessment

PDF, 2.48 MB, 146 pages

Details

The draft Online Safety Bill delivers the government’s manifesto commitment to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online while defending free expression.

This draft legislation gives effect to the policy approach outlined in the February 2020 and December 2020 government responses.

The documents include:

• draft Online Safety Bill
• explanatory notes
• impact assessment — for general enquiries or in response to any of the questions included in this impact assessment, please contact soh-analysis-team@dcms.gov.uk.
• delegated powers memorandum

Published 12 May 2021