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The Online Safety Act introduces rules that service providers must follow on robust age checks to protect children.
This page helps services understand what they need to consider when implementing or reviewing highly effective age assurance (HEAA) processes. For full details, services should consult the [Part 3 Guidance on highly effective age assurance (PDF, 394.54 KB)](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access/part-3-guidance-on-highly-effective-age-assurance.pdf?v=427202) or the [Guidance on highly effective age assurance and other Part 5 duties (PDF, 775.13 KB)](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access/guidance-on-highly-effective-age-assurance-and-other-part-5-duties.pdf?v=388810) as relevant to assist them in implementing HEAA.
If you do not currently have HEAA in place and need to determine if you should be implementing this, start by reading our section below on highly effective age assurance and why it is important.
If you already have age assurance in place, start by reading step 4 of the section on how to implement highly effective age assurance.
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The Online Safety Act introduces rules that service providers must follow on robust age checks to protect children. This page helps services understand what they need to consider when implementing or reviewing highly effective age assurance (HEAA) processes. For full details, services should consult the [Part 3 Guidance on highly effective age assurance (PDF, 394.54 KB)](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access/part-3-guidance-on-highly-effective-age-assurance.pdf?v=427202) or the [Guidance on highly effective age assurance and other Part 5 duties (PDF, 775.13 KB)](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access/guidance-on-highly-effective-age-assurance-and-other-part-5-duties.pdf?v=388810) as relevant to assist them in implementing HEAA. If you do not currently have HEAA in place and need to determine if you should be implementing this, start by reading our section below on highly effective age assurance and why it is important. If you already have age assurance in place, start by reading step 4 of the section on how to implement highly effective age assurance.