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Ofcom and ICO issue joint statement on online safety and data protection

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Published on: 25 November 2022

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LNB News 25/11/2022

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Issue Date: 25 November 2022

Published Date: 25 November 2022

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have issued a joint statement, confirming that they will work collaboratively to ensure coherence between the data protection and the new online safety regimes as co-founders of the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum. The joint statement sets out their shared regulatory goals, ahead of Ofcom taking on new duties in 2023 as provided for in the Online Safety Bill, which include ensuring safety and privacy is upheld for people who use online services, taking prompt action when providers do not meet their obligations, and ensuring providers of online services comply with obligations. Ofcom and the ICO believe that, in order to meet these aims, coherence should be maximised, policies should be consistent with regulatory requirements and compliance with online safety, and data protection requirements should be promoted.

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