Online Safety Act 2023UK · 2023 c. 50

ACT OF PARLIAMENT · 2023 c. 50 · TEXT IN FORCE 19 SEPTEMBER 2026

Online Safety Act 2023

An Act to make provision for and in connection with the regulation by OFCOM of certain internet services; for and in connection with communications offences; and for connected purposes.

19.9.2026 (legislation.gov.uk)Text in force

Prepared by Digiphile – specialist data protection lawyers.

SECTIONS BY PART

PART 1Introduction

PART 2Key definitions

PART 5Duties of providers of regulated services: certain pornographic content

s. 79 s. 80 s. 81 s. 82

PART 6Duties of providers of regulated services: fees

s. 83 s. 84 s. 85 s. 86 s. 87 s. 88 s. 89 s. 90

PART 7OFCOM's powers and duties in relation to regulated services

Chapter 1 – General duties

s. 91 s. 92 s. 93

Chapter 2 – Register of categories of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services

s. 94 s. 95 s. 96 s. 97

Chapter 3 – Risk assessments of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services

Chapter 4 – Information

s. 100 s. 101 s. 102 s. 103 s. 104 s. 105 s. 106 s. 107 s. 108 s. 109 s. 110 s. 111 s. 112 s. 113 s. 114 s. 115 s. 116 s. 117 s. 118 s. 119 s. 120

Chapter 5 – Regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services: notices to deal with terrorism content and CSEA content

s. 121 s. 122 s. 123 s. 124 s. 125 s. 126 s. 127 s. 128 s. 129

Chapter 6 – Enforcement powers

s. 130 s. 131 s. 132 s. 133 s. 134 s. 135 s. 136 s. 137 s. 138 s. 139 s. 140 s. 141 s. 142 s. 143 s. 144 s. 145 s. 146 s. 147 s. 148 s. 149 s. 150 s. 151

Chapter 7 – Committees, research and reports

s. 152 s. 153 s. 154 s. 154A s. 155 s. 156 s. 157 s. 158 s. 159 s. 160 s. 161 s. 162 s. 163 s. 164

Chapter 8 – Media literacy

PART 8Appeals and super-complaints

Chapter 1 – Appeals

Chapter 2 – Super-complaints

s. 169 s. 170 s. 171

PART 9Secretary of State's functions in relation to regulated services

Strategic priorities

Directions to OFCOM

PART 12Interpretation and final provisions

s. 226 s. 227 s. 228 s. 229 s. 230 s. 231 s. 232 s. 233 s. 234 s. 235 s. 236 s. 237

Final provisions

s. 238 s. 239 s. 240 s. 241

Schedules

SCHEDULE 1Exempt user-to-user and search services SCHEDULE 2User-to-user services and search services that include regulated provider pornographic content SCHEDULE 3Timing of providers’ assessments SCHEDULE 4Codes of practice under section 41: principles, objectives, content SCHEDULE 5Terrorism offences SCHEDULE 6Child sexual exploitation and abuse offences SCHEDULE 7Priority offences SCHEDULE 8Transparency reports by providers of Category 1 services, Category 2A services and Category 2B services SCHEDULE 9Certain internet services not subject to duties relating to regulated provider pornographic content SCHEDULE 10Recovery of OFCOM’s initial costs SCHEDULE 11Categories of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services: regulations SCHEDULE 12OFCOM’s powers of entry, inspection and audit SCHEDULE 13Penalties imposed by OFCOM under Chapter 6 of Part 7 SCHEDULE 14Amendments consequential on offences in Part 10 of this Act SCHEDULE 15Liability of parent entities etc SCHEDULE 16Amendments of Part 4B of the Communications Act SCHEDULE 17Video-sharing platform services: transitional provision etc