3rd Report - Media literacy
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- Published
- 25 Jul 2025
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Select Committee · Communications and Digital Committee
Media literacy
Status: Closed
Opened: 21 Mar 2025
Closed: 16 Mar 2026
1 report
Inquiry scope
This inquiry will seek to establish a clear vision for what good media literacy would look like in the UK, and examine the barriers to achieving this vision. The committee will consider the roles and responsibilities of the Government, industry and regulators in advancing media literacy, and aim to identify and prioritise the key actions required to enhance media literacy skills across the population. Read the Shorthand story: The UK has "fallen behind" on media literacy The report Media literacy was published 25 July 2025, the Government response was published 9 October 2025 and the report was debated 16 March 2026Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2025 | Catherine McKinnell MP · Department for Education, Chloe Templeton · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Matthew Hopkinson · Department for Education, The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | View ↗ |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Ed Leighton · Ofcom, Kate Davies · Ofcom | View ↗ |
| 20 May 2025 | Cerys Griffiths · BBC, Lindsay McCoy · BBC, Patricia Hidalgo · BBC | View ↗ |
| 13 May 2025 | Elli Narewska · The Guardian Foundation, Frances Yeoman · Liverpool John Moores University, Jonathan Heawood · Public Interest News Foundation | View ↗ |
| 6 May 2025 | Ben Bradley · TikTok, Laura Higgins · Roblox, Zoe Darmé · Google Search | View ↗ |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Alistair Barfield · Deflect and Protect, Carolyn Bunting MBE · Internet Matters, Claire Pollard · Media Education Association, Jonathan Baggaley · PSHE Association, Matteo Bergamini MBE · Shout Out UK, Vicki Shotbolt · Parent Zone | View ↗ |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Chris Morris · Full Fact, Dr Emma Stone · Good Things Foundation, Dr Gianfranco Polizzi · University of Birmingham, Hannah Perry · Demos Digital, Marc Davies · Cwmpas, Will Gardner OBE · Childnet | View ↗ |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Andy Demeulenaere · Mediawijs, Leo Pekkala · National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI), Martina Chapman · Media Literacy Ireland, Matthew Johnson · MediaSmarts | View ↗ |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Dr Mhairi Aitken · The Alan Turing Institute, Professor Sander van der Linden · University of Cambridge | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alistair Barfield · Director and founder | Deflect and Protect | 1 |
| Andy Demeulenaere · General Co-ordinator | Mediawijs | 1 |
| Ben Bradley · Senior Government Relations and Public Policy Manager | TikTok | 1 |
| Carolyn Bunting MBE · CEO | Internet Matters | 1 |
| Catherine McKinnell MP · Minister for School Standards | Department for Education | 1 |
| Cerys Griffiths · Creative Director, BBC Education | BBC | 1 |
| Chloe Templeton · Deputy Director for Information Resilience and Public Safety | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 |
| Chris Morris · Chief Executive | Full Fact | 1 |
| Claire Pollard · executive board member | Media Education Association | 1 |
| Dr Emma Stone · Director | Good Things Foundation | 1 |
| Dr Gianfranco Polizzi · Assistant Professor in Digital Media and Communications, Department of Linguistics and Communication | University of Birmingham | 1 |
| Dr Mhairi Aitken · Senior Ethics Fellow in the Public Policy Programme | The Alan Turing Institute | 1 |
| Ed Leighton · Group Director, Strategy and Research (interim) | Ofcom | 1 |
| Elli Narewska · Head of News and Media Literacy | The Guardian Foundation | 1 |
| Frances Yeoman · Head of Journalism | Liverpool John Moores University | 1 |
| Hannah Perry · Interim Director | Demos Digital | 1 |
| Jonathan Baggaley · Chief Executive | PSHE Association | 1 |
| Jonathan Heawood · Executive Director | Public Interest News Foundation | 1 |
| Kate Davies · Public Policy Director | Ofcom | 1 |
| Laura Higgins · Senior Director, Community Safety and Civility | Roblox | 1 |
| Leo Pekkala · Deputy Director | National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI) | 1 |
| Lindsay McCoy · Executive News Editor of BBC Verify | BBC | 1 |
| Marc Davies · Digital Programme Lead | Cwmpas | 1 |
| Martina Chapman · National Co-ordinator | Media Literacy Ireland | 1 |
| Matteo Bergamini MBE · Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Shout Out UK | 1 |
| Matthew Hopkinson · Deputy Director, Life Skills Division | Department for Education | 1 |
| Matthew Johnson · Director of Education | MediaSmarts | 1 |
| Patricia Hidalgo · Director of Children & Education | BBC | 1 |
| Professor Sander van der Linden · Professor of Social Psychology in Society in the Department of Psychology | University of Cambridge | 1 |
| The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 |
| Vicki Shotbolt · Founder and CEO | Parent Zone | 1 |
| Will Gardner OBE · Chief Executive Officer | Childnet | 1 |
| Zoe Darmé · Director of Trust Strategy | Google Search | 1 |
Correspondence
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