Ofcom: online safety regulatory documents and guidance ·

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This page provides the latest versions of Ofcom’s online safety regulatory documents and guidance, as well as links to previous, superseded versions. For further information about how to comply with the duties and the steps service providers need to take, visit our [guide for services page](/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/guide-for-services).
We have published statements where you can also find summaries of our decisions and documents which explain the context and our reasoning.
[Statement on New priority offences - serious self-harm and cyberflashing](/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/new-priority-offences-serious-self-harm-and-cyberflashing) - published 25 June 2026
[Statement on Crisis response protocol](/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/statement-crisis-response-protocol) - published 18 June 2026
[Statement on Detecting intimate image abuse](/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/statement-detecting-intimate-image-abuse) - published 18 May 2026
[Statement on Technology Notices Guidance](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/consultation-technology-notices/statement/statement-technology-notices-guidance.pdf?v=417191) - published 8 May 2026
[Statement on Minimum Standards of Accuracy Advice](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/consultation-technology-notices/statement/statement-minimum-standards-of-accuracy-advice.pdf?v=417551) - published 8 May 2026
[Statement: Online Safety Transparency Reporting](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/consultation-draft-transparency-reporting-guidance/main-docs/statement-online-safety-transparency-reporting.pdf?v=403703) - published 21 July 2025
[Statement on Online Safety fees and penalties](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/consultation-online-safety---fees-and-penalties/main-documents/statement-on-online-safety-fees-and-penalties.pdf?v=403589) - published 26 June 2025
[Statement: Protecting children from harms online](/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/statement-protecting-children-from-harms-online) - published 24 April 2025
[Statement: Age Assurance and Children’s Access](/online-safety/protecting-children/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access) - published 16 January 2025
[Statement: Protecting people from illegal harms online](/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/statement-protecting-people-from-illegal-harms-online) - published 16 December 2024
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This page provides the latest versions of Ofcom’s online safety regulatory documents and guidance, as well as links to previous, superseded versions. For further information about how to comply with the duties and the steps service providers need to take, visit our [guide for services page](/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/guide-for-services).

We have published statements where you can also find summaries of our decisions and documents which explain the context and our reasoning.

[Statement on New priority offences - serious self-harm and cyberflashing](/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/new-priority-offences-serious-self-harm-and-cyberflashing) - published 25 June 2026

[Statement on Crisis response protocol](/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/statement-crisis-response-protocol) - published 18 June 2026

[Statement on Detecting intimate image abuse](/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/statement-detecting-intimate-image-abuse) - published 18 May 2026

[Statement on Technology Notices Guidance](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/consultation-technology-notices/statement/statement-technology-notices-guidance.pdf?v=417191) - published 8 May 2026

[Statement on Minimum Standards of Accuracy Advice](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/consultation-technology-notices/statement/statement-minimum-standards-of-accuracy-advice.pdf?v=417551) - published 8 May 2026

[Statement: Online Safety Transparency Reporting](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/consultation-draft-transparency-reporting-guidance/main-docs/statement-online-safety-transparency-reporting.pdf?v=403703) - published 21 July 2025

[Statement on Online Safety fees and penalties](/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-1-10-weeks/consultation-online-safety---fees-and-penalties/main-documents/statement-on-online-safety-fees-and-penalties.pdf?v=403589) - published 26 June 2025

[Statement: Protecting children from harms online](/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/statement-protecting-children-from-harms-online) - published 24 April 2025

[Statement: Age Assurance and Children’s Access](/online-safety/protecting-children/statement-age-assurance-and-childrens-access) - published 16 January 2025

[Statement: Protecting people from illegal harms online](/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/statement-protecting-people-from-illegal-harms-online) - published 16 December 2024

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