To make it a requirement for the providers of goods and services and the providers of specified facilities enabling the purchase of such goods and services to take reasonable steps, in certain circumstances, to establish the age of customers making such purchases remotely; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
17 January 2011
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The Online Purchasing of Goods and Services (Age Verification) Bill would require providers who sell online or provide facilities that enable online purchases to take reasonable steps to verify the age of customers in certain circumstances. It aims to ensure age checks are carried out for remote purchases, using a standard of reasonable steps rather than strict identity verification. The bill originated in the Lords and is currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons.
Originating in the Lords, the bill has progressed through Lords stages and has now moved to the Commons, where it is at the 2nd reading.
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This Private Members Bill started out and completed all its stages in the House of Lords.
The Bill has since been dropped by its House of Commons sponsor Judy Mallaber.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
