A Bill to make provision about the promotion of online safety; to require internet service providers and mobile phone operators to provide an internet service that excludes adult content; to require electronic device manufacturers to provide a means of filtering internet content; to make provision for parents to be educated about online safety and for the regulation of harmful material through on-demand programme services.
House of Lords
14 December 2015
The Online Safety Bill aims to make the internet safer by requiring providers to offer filters to block adult content and by mandating filtering options on electronic devices. It also includes plans to educate parents about online safety and to regulate harmful material on on-demand streaming services. The bill is currently in the Lords at the committee stage and has not yet progressed to the Commons.
The bill is in the Committee stage in the House of Lords, having originated in the Lords; it has not yet moved to the Commons.
Generated 21 February 2026
Line by line examination of the Bill took place during committee stage on 11 December. Amendments discussed covered clauses 1, 2, 8 and 10 of the Bill.
Report stage – further line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2015/16 session of parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
