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Fourth Report - Screen time: impacts on education and wellbeing

Education Committee HC 118 Published 25 May 2024
Report Status
Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations
32 items (17 recs)
Government Response
AI assessment · 32 of 32 classified
Accepted 7
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 5
Deferred 13
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 1
Government response
3rd Special Report - Screen time: Impacts on education and wellbeing: Government Response · published 22 May 2025
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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
24 Recommendation Rejected
Para 113

Children are exposed to online harms through smartphone and social media use

Recommendation
It is clear that children are exposed to online harms when using smart phones to access the internet and, in particular, social media platforms. We support calls for tighter controls on the sale of smart phones to children under 16 … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government rejects the call for tighter controls on smartphone sales to under-16s, citing a lack of robust causal evidence to support such measures and stating its focus remains on the Online Safety Act, while also commissioning further evidence-building and monitoring international developments.
Department for Education
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