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2025 No. 371 (C. 13)

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

The Online Safety Act 2023 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2025

Made

19th March 2025

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 240(1) and (2) of the Online Safety Act 2023(1).

Citation and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Online Safety Act 2023 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Provisions coming into force on 3rd November 2025

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023 come into force on 3rd November 2025—

(a)section 66(1) and (2) (requirement to report CSEA content to the NCA);

(b)section 66(7) to (10);

(c)section 69 (offence in relation to CSEA reporting);

(d)section 100(6)(a)(iii) (power to require information) in respect of section 66(1), (2) and (7) to (10);

(e)section 104(13)(a)(xii) (reports by skilled persons) in respect of section 66(1), (2) and (7) to (10);

(f)section 120(2)(a) (admissibility of statements);

(g)sections 199 to 203, 204(2) to (4) and 205 (information offences: supplementary and general) in respect of section 69;

(h)paragraph 12 of Schedule 8 (transparency reports).

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (b) to (h) of paragraph 1 come into force only so far as they relate to regulated user-to-user services.

Jess Phillips

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

19th March 2025

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are the fifth commencement regulations made under the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) (“the Act”). They bring into force duties on providers of regulated user-to-user services to report Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (“CSEA”) content to the National Crime Agency (“NCA”) and other provisions, such as the offence relating to CSEA reporting and provisions relating to the Office of Communications’ (“OFCOM”) enforcement powers and the information offences, as they relate to the CSEA reporting requirement.

A full impact assessment has been published in relation to the Act and copies can be obtained from the UK Government website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-enactment-impact-assessment or from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology at 100 Parliament Street, London SW1A 2BQ, United Kingdom.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT Regulations

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023 have been brought into force by commencement Regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
section 7 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
sections 8 to 1710th January 20242023/1420
Schedule 310th January 20242023/1420
section 1910th January 20242023/1420
section 20 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 21 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 2210th January 20242023/1420
section 23 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 24 to 3310th January 20242023/1420
section 34 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
sections 35 to 4010th January 20242023/1420
section 41 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 49 to 5110th January 20242023/1420
section 52 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 53 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 5410th January 20242023/1420
section 6510th January 20242023/1420
sections 67 and 6810th January 20242023/1420
section 72 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 7310th January 20242023/1420
section 7610th January 20242023/1420
sections 77 and 78 and Schedule 8 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 80 (partially) and Schedule 910th January 20242023/1420
section 8117th January 20252024/1333
sections 83 to 89 and Schedule 1010th January 20242023/1420
section 9210th January 20242023/1420
sections 95 to 9710th January 20242023/1420
section 100 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 100 (partially)17th January 20252024/1333
section 1011st April 20242023/1420
section 102 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 102 (remainder)1st April 20242023/1420
section 10310th January 20242023/1420
section 104 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 104 (partially)17th January 20252024/1333
sections 105 to 108 and Schedule 1210th January 20242023/1420
sections 109 to 11310th January 20242023/1420
section 114 (partially)22nd November 20232023/1242
section 114 (remainder)10th January 20242023/1420
sections 118 and 11910th January 20242023/1420
section 120 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
sections 121 to 12810th January 20242023/1420
sections 130 to 13510th January 20242023/1420
section 136 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 136 (remainder)17th January 20252024/1333
section 13710th January 20242023/1420
section 138 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 138 (remainder)17th January 20252024/1333
sections 139 to 150 and Schedule 1310th January 20242023/1420
sections 152 and 15310th January 20242023/1420
section 154 (remainder)10th January 20242023/1420
sections 155 to 15910th January 20242023/1420
section 161 10th January 20242023/1420
section 162 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
sections 163 to 16810th January 20242023/1420
sections 171 to 17810th January 20242023/1420
sections 179 to 19131st January 20242024/31
section 19210th January 20242023/1420
sections 195 to 198 and Schedule 1510th January 20242023/1420
sections 199 to 203 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 204 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 205 (partially)10th January 20242023/1420
section 20610th January 20242023/1420
section 20810th January 20242023/1420
section 209 and Schedule 1610th January 20242023/1420
section 211 and Schedule 1710th January 20242023/1420
section 21310th January 20242023/1420
sections 215 to 21810th January 20242023/1420
section 22010th January 20242023/1420

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