Publications
euCONSENT – explaining the tech behind the EU’s new age checking network
The AVPA is a member of the euCONSENT consortium, a European Commission funded project to create a network of age verification providers so once you've done an age check once, it can be repeatedly used on many other websites, often without you needing to take any...
Bringing proof of age into the digital age
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...
New Tech to improve compliance for age-restricted sales
Very soon, government-supported trials of new technology to check the age of customers buying alcohol, whether that is from a physical location such as a shop or a bar, or when delivered to the home, will begin around England and Wales. The first two will be found...
Our evidence to the DCMS Select Committee
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 [video width="1024"...
Our evidence to the UK Parliament on the Online Safety Bill
Oral Evidence: Online Safety Bill Subject: safety duties, encompassing anonymity, age verification and assurance We today gave evidence at a roundtable event to the Joint Committee undertaking pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Online Safety Bill. Below are our...