A Bill to require that age assurance systems for online or digital services or products must meet certain minimum standards; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
28 April 2022
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The Age Assurance (Minimum Standards) Bill would require that age-assurance (age-verification) systems used by online services or digital products meet defined minimum standards to verify users’ ages. It covers online services and related connected activities, and places a duty on providers to use age-checking systems that meet these baseline requirements. The bill is currently at the Lords’ second reading stage, having originated in the Lords, with several accompanying documents available for consideration.
The bill is in the Lords, at its second reading. It would need to pass through further stages in the Lords and then move to the Commons to become law. No voting data is provided here.
Generated 21 February 2026
27 May 2021
19 Nov 2021
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 19 November.
Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is scheduled for 23 February.
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
