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How to determine if your service is required to implement highly effective age assurance

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How to determine if your service is required to implement highly effective age assurance

Services that are in scope of the Online Safety Act must check if they need to implement HEAA. If you are unsure if you are in scope of the Online Safety Act, you can [use our online tool to check](/os-toolkit/regulation-checker/regulation-checker).

The requirement to implement HEAA depends on whether your service allows content that is harmful to children, as defined by the Online Safety Act.

There are two types of services that must implement HEAA: user-to-user services and all publishers of pornography.

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Services that are in scope of the Online Safety Act must check if they need to implement HEAA. If you are unsure if you are in scope of the Online Safety Act, you can [use our online tool to check](/os-toolkit/regulation-checker/regulation-checker).

The requirement to implement HEAA depends on whether your service allows content that is harmful to children, as defined by the Online Safety Act.

There are two types of services that must implement HEAA: user-to-user services and all publishers of pornography.

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In-scope services must determine if HEAA is required based on whether content harmful to children is permitted.

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Instrument: uk:ofcom/age-assurance
Part: How to determine if your service is required to implement highly effective age assurance
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Source: ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/protecting-children/age-assurance