Ofcom is the regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day.
As people communicate seamlessly online and offline, we now need to invest our efforts into making digital communications work for everyone
Ofcom wants to understand how adults and children in the UK use media.
Under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom's job is to make online services safer for the people who use them. We make sure companies have effective systems in place to protect users from harm
Ofcom is committed to a thriving telecoms sector, where companies can compete fairly and customers benefit from a broad range of services
Ofcom's job is to make sure there is a universal postal service.
You can't see or feel radio spectrum, but we use it every day. Our job is to authorise and manage the use of spectrum in the UK.
We make sure that broadcasters provide quality TV, radio and on-demand programmes that appeal to diverse audiences. We also have rules in place to protect viewers and listeners from harm.
How to make the most of communications services as a small business.
How to make the most of the services you use, and deal with problems.
Proposals we are consulting on and decisions we've made.
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Rules, guidance and other information for the industries we regulate.
If you're looking to use certain radio equipment, or broadcast on TV or radio, you'll need a licence from Ofcom.
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Published: 21 November 2025
Last updated: 23 October 2026
Find out about the new fees-related duties imposed on certain providers of regulated services under the Online Safety Act and how to comply with them.
Published: 15 October 2026
This is the latest Online Safety industry bulletin, bringing together key updates, actions and resources relating to the Online Safety Act.
Published: 23 October 2025
Last updated: 12 October 2026
Latest versions of Ofcom’s online safety regulatory documents and guidance, as well as links to previous, superseded versions.
Published: 30 June 2026
Last updated: 28 September 2026
The published register of categorised services sets out which services are categorised and are therefore subject to additional duties under the Act.
Published: 15 September 2026
As the regulator responsible for the security and resilience of the UK's telecommunications and digital infrastructure sectors, Ofcom wants to work with industry to better understand how advances in AI can support cyber defence across critical communications networks and services.
Published: 16 July 2024
Last updated: 9 September 2026
If you allow pornography on your online service, this page is for you. It explains what you need to know about the Online Safety Act and what you need to check to ensure you follow the rules.
Published: 25 November 2025
Women and girls’ online safety is a priority for Ofcom. This page provides a summary of the work we are undertaking in this space.
Published: 18 May 2026
This statement sets out our decision to recommend that certain service providers should use ‘hash matching’ technology to detect intimate image abuse and reduce its spread online.
Published: 23 February 2024
Last updated: 2 September 2026
Service providers which allow pornography must implement highly effective age assurance in line with our guidance to prevent children from accessing it.
Published: 2 September 2026
If you use a third-party age assurance vendor, Ofcom expects you to conduct regular due diligence on them.
Published: 21 January 2025
Last updated: 24 August 2026
This page outlines that we’ll sometimes access regulated online services as part of our work to make online services safer for the people who use them.
Published: 17 October 2024
The Online Safety Act makes companies that operate a wide range of online services legally responsible for keeping people safe online.
Published: 26 October 2023
Last updated: 28 July 2026
Our plans for putting online safety laws into practice, and what we expect from tech firms.
Published: 15 July 2026
Last updated: 27 July 2026
This report assesses how sites and apps use age checks to protect children from online harm.
Published: 12 March 2026
Last updated: 23 July 2026
Guidance on the duty for service providers to report child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) content under the Online Safety Act, and what to do to comply.
Published: 29 June 2026
Published: 7 May 2024
Last updated: 29 June 2026
Children’s access assessments are a new assessment that all user-to user-services and search services (‘Part 3 services’) regulated under the Online Safety Act must carry out.
Published: 25 June 2026
Ofcom is publishing a statement that sets out changes to the Illegal Harms regulatory documents and guidance under the Online Safety Act.
Published: 18 February 2026
Last updated: 25 June 2026
Guidance and resources on carrying out an illegal content risk assessment and putting in place protections under the safety and related duties.
Published: 16 December 2024
Our illegal harms policy statement includes our full guidance, Codes of Practice and other documents relating to online services' duties under the Online Safety Act.
Published: 10 June 2026
Ofcom has written to online service providers operating in the UK about the increased risk of their platforms being used to stir up hatred, provoke violence and commit other offences under UK law, in the context of recent civil unrest in Belfast.
Published: 22 May 2026
A reminder to pornography services about their duties to tackle Extreme Pornography under the Online Safety Act, in response to allegations of "sleep content" being available to UK users.
Published: 21 May 2026
An update on tech firms’ responses to our call for action to protect children
Guidance for the online dating industry on how the Online Safety Act applies to these services, the risks online dating could present to users, and what to do to comply with the rules.
Published: 15 April 2026
We are requesting views from civil society organisations and the public on the information they want service providers to publish.
Last updated: 1 April 2026
Guidance and resources on carrying out a children's risk assessment and putting in place protections under the safety and related duties.
Published: 1 May 2024
Last updated: 25 March 2026
How Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) intend to collaborate in regulating online services.
