United KingdomOfcom Guidance on Highly Effective Age Assurance and Other Part 5 Duties
Statement: Age Assurance and Children's Access, Ofcom, published 16 January 2025
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In force since 17 January 2025.
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Ofcom's statutory guidance under section 82 of the Online Safety Act 2023 sets out what counts as highly effective age assurance for Part 5 pornography providers, naming photo ID matching, facial age estimation, credit card checks, open banking checks, and mobile network operator checks as capable methods, and stating that self declaration or a basic checkbox is not sufficient.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Ofcom
What it reaches
Covered services
Providers of regulated provider pornographic content under Part 5 of the Online Safety Act 2023.
Verification methods
Gov ID, Facial estimation, Transactional data, Third party service, Device signal
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
Read the law
official Ofcom guidance document
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