UK Parliament / Open data

Online Safety Bill

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

60: Clause 12, page 13, line 10, at end insert—

“(4A) A duty to operate a service using a system or process which seeks to ensure that all registered adult users are offered the earliest possible opportunity, in relation to each control feature included in the service, to take a step indicating to the provider that—

(a) the user wishes to retain the default setting for the feature (whether that is that the feature is in use or applied, or is not in use or applied), or

(b) the user wishes to change the default setting for the feature.

(4B) The duty set out in subsection (4A)—

(a) continues to apply in relation to a user and a control feature for so long as the user has not yet taken a step mentioned in that subsection in relation to the feature;

(b) no longer applies in relation to a user once the user has taken such a step in relation to every control feature included in the service.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment imposes a new duty on providers of Category 1 services to proactively ask all registered adult users whether they wish to opt in or opt out of any features offered in compliance with the duty in subsection (2), until a choice is made.

61: Clause 12, page 13, line 12, leave out from “which” to “and” in line 13 and insert “control features are offered”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is a technical drafting change related to the preceding amendment in my name.

62: Clause 12, page 13, line 13, at end insert—

“(5A) A duty to summarise in the terms of service the findings of the most recent assessment of a service under section (Assessment duties: user empowerment) (assessments related to the duty set out in subsection (2)).”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment requires providers of Category 1 services to summarise in their terms of service the findings of their latest assessment under the new clause proposed after Clause 11 in my name.

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

831 cc1578-9 

Session

2022-23

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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