On 12 May 2021, the UK government published a draft Online Safety Bill, which includes a clause that will require providers of regulated services to conduct an assessment of whether children are likely to access their service. On 29 June 2021, the UK government published online safety guidance. The guidance included advice for companies on providing an age-appropriate experience for children through using tools such as age assurance and verification methods. On 8 February 2022, the UK government announced that the Online Safety Bill will include a new legal duty that requires all sites hosting pornographic material to have age verification technology. Companies will be fined for not complying and senior managers could be held criminally liable. A second Inquiry recommendation on the need for age verification techniques online was made (see row 107).