PART 3Providers of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services: duties of care

CHAPTER 1Introduction

I16Overview of Part 3

1

This Part imposes duties of care on providers of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services and requires OFCOM to issue codes of practice relating to some of those duties.

2

Chapter 2 imposes duties of care on providers of regulated user-to-user services in relation to content and activity on their services.

3

Chapter 3 imposes duties of care on providers of regulated search services in relation to content and activity on their services.

4

Chapter 4 imposes duties on providers of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services to assess whether a service is likely to be accessed by children.

5

Chapter 5 imposes duties on providers of certain regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services relating to fraudulent advertising.

6

Chapter 6 requires OFCOM to issue codes of practice relating to particular duties and explains what effects the codes of practice have.

7

Chapter 7 is about the interpretation of this Part, and it includes definitions of the following key terms—

  • “content that is harmful to children”, “primary priority content that is harmful to children” and “priority content that is harmful to children” (see sections 60 to 62);

  • “illegal content”, “priority offence”, “terrorism content”, “CSEA content” and “priority illegal content” (see section 59);

  • search content” (see section 57).