by AVPA | Mar 11, 2022 | News Release
In response to the reply we received from officials at the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, we have again written to the Secretary of State to seek clarification of the government’s policies, ahead of the imminent publication of a re-draft of...
by AVPA | Feb 23, 2022 | News Release
We have recevied a deeply concerning reply from DCMS confirming that they will be delaying the implementation of age verification for pornography but another 2-3 years. We had written urging they include pornography on the face of the Online Safety Bill; we had hoped...
by AVPA | Feb 7, 2022 | News Release
The AVPA has today written to the Secretary of State for DCMS to urge her to include pornography on the face of the Online Safety Bill. The call comes after announcements this weekend that new offenses were to be added to the Bill to ensure that Ofcom would be able to...
by AVPA | Dec 7, 2021 | News Release
We are pleased to be working in partnership with the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) to develop a new standard for a universally accepted proof of age which can be displayed on a smartphone, rather than requiring you to carry a valuable physical document when you...
by AVPA | Nov 14, 2021 | News Release
The AVPA gave evidence to a sub-committee of the UK Parliament’s DCMS Select Committee which is studying Online Harms and Disinformation. We were first asked by Simon Jupp MP where the AVPA fits into the debate about the Online Safety Bill...
by AVPA | Oct 18, 2021 | News Release
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release The Age Verification Providers Association welcomes ICO telling social media that days of tick-box compliance with data protection for children are over. Commenting on the publication today of the “Information Commissioner’s...
