Response to OFCOM’s draft guidance for VSP providers

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.

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.

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 It welcomes the list of items in the draft guidance, but advises that, as is, they don’t add clarity, and in places are not consistent with existing case law or established guidance.

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.

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.

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.