OSA latest: Ofcom and DSIT publications
This page contains links to publications from Ofcom and DSIT relating to Online Safety policy and regulation, including press releases, correspondence, statutory reports and research. Please see our other Resource pages for material relating to investigations and enforcement and the final documents making up the OSA regime.
- Use of Age Assurance Report 2026 - REPORT (Ofcom) - 15 July 2026
- Growing up in the online world: a national consultation- CONSULTATION RESPONSE (DSIT) - 15 July 2026
- Tech firms must do more to block unwanted sexual images, under strengthened Ofcom protections - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - 25 June 2026
- How to Promote Media Literacy- STATEMENT (Ofcom) - published 24 June 2026
- Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back - PRESS RELEASE (DSIT) - 15 June 2026
- June progress statement: letter from DSIT Secretary of State to Ofcom Chair and CEO - CORRESPONDENCE (DSIT) - 15 June 2026
- Letter from Dame Melanie Dawes to Secretary of State for DSIT on the social media ban -CORRESPONDENCE (Ofcom) - 15 June 2026
- Welcoming the new Ofcom Chair: letter from DSIT Secretary of State - CORRESPONDENCE (DSIT) - 11 June 2026
- Online Safety Act: Draft amendments to the illegal content codes of practice - NOTICE (DSIT) - 1 June 2026
- Exploring the relationship between persuasive design on online platforms, and the time that children spend on them - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - 21 May 2026
- Younger phone owners, the rise of AI, and consumption over creation – our latest look at UK children’s media lives -PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - 21 May 2026
- Making life safer online: our priorities for the year ahead - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - 8 May 2026
- Ofcom's approach to implementing the Online Safety Act - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - updated 8 May 2026
- Open letter on elections - OPEN LETTER (Ofcom) - published 1 April 2026
- Pressing platforms to prioritise safety by design: scrutinising year 2 risk assessments - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - 1 April 2026
- Joint statement on age assurance - STATEMENT (Ofcom and ICO) - published 25 March 2026
- Commitment to Halve Violence Against Women and Girls - OPEN LETTER (DSIT) - published 23 March 2026
- A Safe, Informed Digital Nation - Government's Media Literacy Action Plan (DSIT) - published 16 March 2026
- CSAM Perpetrator Research Report - RESEARCH (Ofcom) - published 10 March 2026
- Annual report on notices dealing with terrorism content and/or CSEA content - STATUTORY REPORT (Ofcom) - published 26 February 2026
- Ofcom fast-tracks decision on measures to block illegal intimate images - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - published 18 February 2026
- Is your child influenced by toxic content? New Government campaign supports parents to talk about harmful online content - PRESS RELEASE (DSIT) - published 10 February 2026
- Media literacy: parents study- RESEARCH (DSIT) - published 10 February 2026
- Tech firms must up their game to tackle online harms against women and girls - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - published 25 November 2025
- Open letter from Dame Melanie Dawes to tech firms on a safer life online for women and girls - CORRESPONDENCE (Ofcom) - published 25 November 2025
- Implementation of the Online Safety Act: Fees threshold and exemptions to fee paying - CORRESPONDENCE (DSIT) - 25 November 2025
- Online safety fees: what the duties are and how to comply with them - GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - published 20 November 2025
- Implementation and enforcement of the Online Safety Act - follow-up letter from DSIT Secretary of State to Ofcom - CORRESPONDENCE (DSIT) - published 12 November 2025
- Ofcom's approach to implementing the Online Safety Act - ROADMAP (Ofcom) - published 12 November 2025
- Letter from Oliver Griffiths to Molly Rose Foundation on online suicide forum - CORRESPONDENCE (Ofcom) - published 11 November 2025
- New laws to target online abuse and pornography - PRESS RELEASE (DSIT) - published 4 November 2025
- The era of answer engines: generative AI's impact on search experiences and online safety - RESEARCH (Ofcom) - published 4 November 2025
- Unlocking choice: giving users more control over the content they see online - RESEARCH (Ofcom) - published 27 October 2025
- Implementation and enforcement of the Online Safety Act - letter from DSIT Secretary of State to Ofcom - CORRESPONDENCE (DSIT) - published 27 October 2025
- Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 - WRITTEN MINISTERIAL STATEMENT - 21 October 2025
- The Online Safety Act and gaming: know the risks, the rules and how to comply - GUIDANCE (Ofcom) - published 14 October 2025
- Ofcom issues update on Online Safety Act implementation - PRESS RELEASE (Ofcom) - 13 October 2025
- Letter from Dame Melanie Dawes on the Online Safety Act- CORRESPONDENCE (Ofcom) - published 8 October 2025
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