40 Response Accepted Self-assessed

Publish interim online harms code of practice

Recommendation

The government should publish, without further delay, the interim code of practice in respect of child sexual abuse and exploitation as proposed by the Online Harms White Paper (published April 2019).

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the UK government, the Interim Code of Practice on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation was published on 15 December 2020, addressing the recommendation to publish this code without further delay.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Section Reference
E
Response
Accepted
Accepted UK Government
22 May 2023

On 15 December 2020, the UK government published the Interim Code of Practice on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation.

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Source
Inquiry IICSA
Report The Internet Investigation Report 31 Mar 2020
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Responsible Bodies
UK Government Primary
Themes & Tags
Child exploitation criminalisation Harmful Algorithmic Content Promotion Online Safety Code of Practice CSAE
Recommendation age 6.0 yrs
Last formal update 1037 days ago