SP3 Response Pending

Internet access restrictions for high-risk children

Southport Inquiry · The Southport Inquiry Report: Phase 1 · Issued 13 April 2026 · Addressed to: Southport Inquiry Phase 2

Source — verbatim from the inquiry

Inquiry recommendation

Phase 2 should consider whether there should be a further ability to restrict or monitor access to the internet on the part of children and young people, if a significant threshold is passed concerning the risk they pose to others.

Southport Inquiry, The Southport Inquiry Report: Phase 1 · 13 Apr 2026 Source PDF →

Response — verbatim from government

No formal government response recorded

The Index has not yet recorded a verbatim government response to this recommendation.

Evidence trail — what's actually happened since

  • 13 Apr 2026 Awaiting government response. Phase 1 report published 13 April 2026.

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