A letter to DCMS’ Secretary of State on their response to the Government’s Consultation on Online Harms. The letter recommends that in the drafting process for the new Online Harms legislation, that provisions are included to empower Ofcom to approve Certification Schemes.
This response focuses exclusively on age limits and verification, honing in on the question of the effectiveness of current measures to prevent illegal underage gambling in land-based venues and online, and whether there is evidence of best practice, in how to prevent illegal underage gambling.