This letter was in response to a request from the Expert Panel for PASS to explore the creation of standards for the physical presentation of digital proof of age.
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Policy
The Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) is a UKAS-accredited conformity assessment body, comprised of auditors, certification specialists, and data protection experts.
We independently test and certify online and offline systems that check age and identity, such as passport scanners, biometric technology, and age verification software.
Policy and Regulatory Engagement
This Expert Panel response advises on several aspects of the Trust Framework alpha, including Fraud & Security, Privacy, Interoperability, and the concept of a digital identity.
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The Response considers the Sale & Supply of Corrosive Substances, the Sale & Delivery of Knives, and Enforcement. It welcomes the list of items in the draft guidance, but advises that, as is, they don’t add clarity, and in places are not consistent with existing case law or established guidance.
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This Response from the Expert Panel addresses OFCOM’s Consultation on guidance for VSP providers on measures to protect users from harmful material, and focuses on age assurance and age verification, the practicalities relating to implementation of robust age verification systems, and parental control systems.
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This letter focuses on the purpose at OPSS to make regulation work by protecting people and enabling businesses to understand their obligations, and advocates for the Expert Panel in playing a fundamental role in this.
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This letter to the CEO of the Office for Product Safety and Standards explores the considerable interest in age restrictions policy across government and industry, and the Panel’s high level of collaboration across a broad range of delegates, including members from law enforcement, trade associations and retailers.
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This response from the Expert Panel on the minimum age for playing National Lottery games focuses on the transitional costs and arrangements if Ministers decide to proceed with the proposal to raise the minimum age from 16 to 18. This response is from 2019.
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Our response to ICO Age Assurance call for evidence. The ICO asked for a response to a number of questions they had around Age Assurance technology.
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Our response to Ofcom’s draft guidance on measures to protect users from harmful material includes a call for clarity on the requirements for material that may be deemed unsuitable for classification but still has concerning content, and the view of parental controls as an additional layer of protection but not able to be relied upon as a wholly effective protective measure.
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Our response to the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s consultation, which draws attention to the consultation’s compatibility with the UK ICO’s Age Appropriate Design Code and the fact ACCS has been working with ICO to establish the Age Appropriate Design Certification Scheme.
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Standards Development
We provide certification against both external and internal standards as appropriate to the circumstances of the applicant. We also work closely with standards development bodies like the Proof of Age Standards Scheme, British Standards Institution, European Telecommunications Standards Institute and the International Standards Organisation on new and emerging standards in the field of age assurance.
A full list of standards that we currently utilise is available on our Internationally Recognised Standards Page.
We are significantly involved in standards development work, both internally and externally. We regularly invite stakeholders to comment on our standards. You can submit your comments by email to info@accscheme.org.uk or through our Contact Us Page.
Currently under development
- ACCS 5: 2021 – Technical Requirements for Age Check System Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scans
- ACCS 6: 2021 – Technical Requirements for Parental Consent or Social Proofing for Age Gateway Technologies
- ACCS 7: 2021 – Technical Requirements for Digital ID & Attribute Trust Frameworks
- ACCS 8: 2021 – Technical Requirements for Ambient Lighting Analysis of Age Check Capture Sub Systems
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Conformity Assessment Advisors
Conformity Assessment Advisors are independent of ACCS, and your chosen advisor(s) will make all arrangements with you independently of ACCS. Any fees paid to them form part of a service agreement between you and the advisor, separate to your certification contract with ACCS.
Using a Conformity Assessment Advisor does not guarantee you will pass an ACCS audit, and it is important to note that there are other organisations and individuals who may be able to provide a similar service. Age Check Certification Scheme do not receive any fee or other payment for any work undertaken by Conformity Assessment Advisors in any circumstances.