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Social Media

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SP21 Accepted Southport Inquiry

School monitoring and filtering systems guidance

The Department for Education should review and strengthen its guidance to schools on monitoring and filtering systems, including ensuring that the systems used are appropriate and adequate from a technical …

- A Department for Education consultation sought views on proposed changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education, including a strengthened expectation that schools review the …
Department for Education
SP22 Accepted Southport Inquiry

LCC online harms risk assessment review

Lancashire County Council should undertake a comprehensive review of how its children’s services and Early Help teams (i.e. Children and Family Wellbeing Service) assess and manage risk and online harms …

- The Department of Health and Social Care published advice for parents on screen use for children aged 0 to 5 on the Best Start …
Lancashire County Council
SP23 Accepted Southport Inquiry

Coroner and inquiry Ofcom notification powers

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology should consider extending the powers under the Online Safety Act 2023 to enable Senior Coroners to make a notification to Ofcom to obtain …

- Ofcom guidance states that from 30 September it can require tech firms to preserve data about a deceased child's activity if requested by the …
Department for Science, …
SP24 Accepted Southport Inquiry

VPN age verification

Phase 2 should consider age verification for the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) software and other options to avoid VPNs being used to circumvent the age-related protections in the …

- The government agreed with the recommendation and noted the Chair identified it for further consideration in Phase 2 of the Inquiry (Government Response to …
Southport Inquiry Phase 2