Home Office provides answers on using digital ID to prove age for alcohol sales
On the surface, the UK’s quest to allow adults to use digital ID to prove their age for alcohol sales…
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UK police deploy ITL age estimation devices to help retailers meet alcohol rules
While there are lingering questions about the UK government’s update to the Mandatory Licensing Conditions, allowing for the use of…
UK’s OfDIA considering supplemental DVS code for age assurance
The UK is considering setting a new, dedicated set of rules for age assurance as digital verification services expand to…
Social media companies have failed to enforce their minimum age requirements: Ofcom
In tandem with publishing its Use of Age Assurance Report 2026, UK regulator Ofcom has issued a statement that does…
UK won’t ban VPNs, puts onus on platforms to prevent age check circumvention
UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has published an official statement outlining the government’s positions on children’s wellbeing and safety online,…
UK government draws legal line in the sand on social media age minimum
The UK government says it is giving childhood back to the nation’s children with its new legislation restricting social media…
UK, Australia evidence points to weak age checks, not VPNs, as main problem
Three letters trouble the biometric age assurance industry more than most: VPN. Virtual Private Networks are the poster child for…
UK pubs to accept digital ID for age assurance by Christmas 2026
The UK government has finally put its policy where its promises are on allowing digital ID for proof of age…
Major UK banks back reusable digital ID network for financial services
Major UK banks and financial institutions, including Barclays, HSBC and Lloyds, are teaming up with industry group UK Finance to…
UK tech secretary asks Ofcom to clarify what ‘highly effective age assurance’ looks like
There are plenty of answers to the question – and yet it has dogged the UK age assurance ecosystem since…
