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Ofcom: age assurance duties under the Online Safety Act · Further guidance and resources

Further guidance and resources

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Further guidance and resources

To understand our recommendations, including further technical detail to help services implement HEAA, user-to-user services should consult:
- [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) - Section 3 of our [Statement: Age Assurance and Children’s Access (PDF, 1.97 MB)](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access.pdf?v=397036) - Volume 4 of our [Protecting children from harms online statement (PDF, 5.09 MB)](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/statement-protecting-children-from-harms-online/main-document/volume-4-what-should-services-do-to-mitigate-the-risks-of-online-harms-to-children.pdf?v=403139)
To understand the scope of Part 5 and how they can meet all the requirements of the Part 5 of the Act, Part 5 services should consult:
- [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) - Section 3 and 4 of the [Statement: Age Assurance and Children’s Access (PDF, 1.97 MB)](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access.pdf?v=397036)
For service providers which allow pornography, our [Adults Only page](/online-safety/pornography/adults-only-what-to-do-if-your-online-service-allows-pornography) has further information about what steps you need to take to protect people from harm.
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To understand our recommendations, including further technical detail to help services implement HEAA, user-to-user services should consult:

- [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)
- Section 3 of our [Statement: Age Assurance and Children’s Access (PDF, 1.97 MB)](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access.pdf?v=397036)
- Volume 4 of our [Protecting children from harms online statement (PDF, 5.09 MB)](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/statement-protecting-children-from-harms-online/main-document/volume-4-what-should-services-do-to-mitigate-the-risks-of-online-harms-to-children.pdf?v=403139)

To understand the scope of Part 5 and how they can meet all the requirements of the Part 5 of the Act, Part 5 services should consult:

- [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)
- Section 3 and 4 of the [Statement: Age Assurance and Children’s Access (PDF, 1.97 MB)](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access.pdf?v=397036)

For service providers which allow pornography, our [Adults Only page](/online-safety/pornography/adults-only-what-to-do-if-your-online-service-allows-pornography) has further information about what steps you need to take to protect people from harm.

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Ofcom directs user-to-user and Part 5 services to guidance documents for implementing highly effective age assurance.

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