UK Parliament / Open data

Online Safety Bill

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

232: Schedule 17, page 247, line 35, at end insert—

“(ba) section (Assessment duties: user empowerment) (assessments related to the adult user empowerment duty set out in section 12(2)), and”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment ensures that, during the transitional period when video-sharing platform services continue to be regulated by Part 4B of the Communications Act 2003, providers of such services are not exempt from the new duty in the new clause proposed after Clause 11 in my name to carry out assessments for the purposes of the user empowerment duties in Clause 12(2).

233: Schedule 17, page 247, line 36, leave out “and (9) (records of risk assessments)” and insert “, (8A) and (9) (records of assessments)”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment ensures that, during the transitional period when video-sharing platform services continue to be regulated by Part 4B of the Communications Act 2003, providers of such services are not exempt from the new duty inserted in Clause 19 (see the amendments of that Clause proposed in my name) to keep records of the new assessments.

234: Schedule 17, page 248, line 20, at end insert—

“(ea) the duties set out in section (Disclosure of information about use of service by deceased child users) (deceased child users);”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment ensures that services already regulated under Part 4B of the Communications Act 2003 (video-sharing platform services) are not required to comply with the new duties imposed by the clause proposed after Clause 67 in my name during the transitional period.

235: Schedule 17, page 250, line 12, leave out “risk assessments and children’s access” and insert “certain”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment makes a technical drafting change related to the new Clause proposed after Clause 11 in my name.

236: Schedule 17, page 250, line 15, leave out “risk assessments and children’s access” and insert “certain”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment makes a technical drafting change related to the new Clause proposed after Clause 11 in my name.

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

831 c2145 

Session

2022-23

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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