http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/13Crime and Policing Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-09-29Expert Participation2026-09-29 Part 2Chapter 1 13 1 For the purposes of this Chapter— a a “relevant search service” is a search service other than an exempt service; b a “relevant user-to-user service” is a user-to-user service other than an exempt service. 2 In subsection (1), “search service” and “user-to-user service” have the same meanings as in the Online Safety Act 2023 (the “2023 Act”) (see, in particular, section 3 of that Act). 3 The following are exempt services for the purposes of subsection (1)— a a service of a kind that is described in any of the following paragraphs of Schedule 1 to the 2023 Act (certain services exempt from regulation under that Act)— i paragraph 1 or 2 (email, SMS and MMS services); ii paragraph 3 (services offering one-to-one live aural communications); iii paragraph 4 (limited functionality services); iv paragraph 5 (services which enable combinations of user-generated content); v paragraph 7 or 8 (internal business services); vi paragraph 9 (services provided by public bodies); vii paragraph 10 (services provided by persons providing education or childcare), or b a service of a kind that is described in Schedule 2 to the 2023 Act (services that include regulated provider pornographic content). 4 This Chapter does not apply in relation to a part of a relevant search service, or a part of a relevant user-to-user service, if the 2023 Act does not apply to that part of the service by virtue of section 5(1) or (2) of that Act. 5 In this Chapter, “service provider” means a provider of a relevant user-to-user service or a provider of a relevant search service. S. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(1)