Moved by
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
277: After Clause 205, insert the following new Clause—
““Age verification” and “age estimation”
(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Act.
(2) “Age verification” means any measure designed to verify the exact age of users of a regulated service.
(3) “Age estimation” means any measure designed to estimate the age or age- range of users of a regulated service.
(4) A measure which requires a user to self-declare their age (without more) is not to be regarded as age verification or age estimation.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This new Clause defines age verification and age estimation, and makes it clear that mere self-declaration of age does not count as either.