UK Parliament / Open data

Online Safety Bill

Moved by

Lord Russell of Liverpool

25: Clause 11, page 10, line 13, at end insert—

“(c) uphold children’s rights per the United Kingdom’s obligations as a signatory of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), with reference to General Comment No. 25 (2021) from the Committee on the Rights of the Child on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would mean regulated services would have to have regard for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to ensure children are treated according to their evolving capacities, in their best interests, in consideration of their wellbeing and are not locked out of spaces that they have a right to participate in and to access.

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

829 c1448 

Session

2022-23

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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