Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay:

Moved by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

210: Clause 72, page 68, line 18, leave out subsection (2) and insert—“(2) A duty to ensure, by the use of age verification or age estimation (or both), that children are not normally able to encounter content that is regulated provider pornographic content in relation to the service.(2A) The age verification or age estimation must be of such a kind, and used in such a way, that it is highly effective at correctly determining whether or not a particular user is a child.” Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment requires providers within scope of Part 5 to use highly effective age verification or age estimation (or both) to comply with the duty in Clause 72(2) (preventing children from encountering provider pornographic content).

211: Clause 72, page 68, line 21, leave out “A” and insert “In relation to the duty set out in subsection (2), a”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is a technical change relating to the preceding amendment in my name.

212: Clause 72, page 68, line 23, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—“(a) the kinds of age verification or age estimation used, and how they are used, and”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment requires Part 5 providers to keep a written record about the age verification or age estimation measures they use to comply with the duty in Clause 72(2).

213: Clause 72, page 68, line 25, leave out from “on” to “has” in line 26 and insert “the kinds of age verification or age estimation and how they should be used,”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on the preceding amendment in my name.

214: Clause 72, page 68, line 31, at end insert—“(4) A duty to summarise the written record in a publicly available statement, so far as the record concerns compliance with the duty set out in subsection (2), including details about which kinds of age verification or age estimation a provider is using and how they are used.”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment requires Part 5 providers to make publicly available a summary of the age verification or age estimation measures used to comply with the duty in Clause 72(2), and how they are used.

Amendments 210 to 214 agreed.

Clause 73: OFCOM’s guidance about duties set out in section 72