SP23
Response
Response Pending
Coroner and inquiry Ofcom notification powers
Recommendation
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology should consider extending the powers under the Online Safety Act 2023 to enable Senior Coroners to make a notification to Ofcom to obtain access to social media accounts of perpetrators (not just of a child who has died), and for statutory Inquiries to be able to make a notification to Ofcom to obtain access to the social media accounts of both a child who has died and also a perpetrator.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Response Pending
Response
Response PendingNo government response recorded.
Progress Timeline
Manual Entry
13 Apr 2026
Awaiting government response. Phase 1 report published 13 April 2026.
Responsible Bodies
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Primary
Last formal update
13 Apr 2026