Online Safety Bill - Commons Amendments and Reasons – in the House of Lords at 3:45 pm on 19 September 2023.
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay:
Moved by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
That this House do not insist on its Amendment 81 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 81A, 81B and 81C in lieu.
81A: Clause 25, page 26, line 31, leave out paragraph (c) and insert—“(c) the extent to which the design of the service, in particular its functionalities, affects the level of risk of harm that might be suffered by children, identifying and assessing those functionalities that present higher levels of risk, including a functionality that makes suggestions relating to users’ search requests (predictive search functionality);”
81B: Clause 25, page 26, line 33, at end insert—“(ca) the different ways in which the service is used, including functionalities or other features of the service that affect how much children use the service, and the impact of such use on the level of risk of harm that might be suffered by children;”
81C: Clause 25, page 26, line 35, leave out “(c)” and insert “(ca)”