Laws / United Kingdom
Adult-site law in United Kingdom
Age-verification and access laws on record for United Kingdom, each with a public source and date.
Online Safety Act 2023 (age assurance) — Online Safety Act 2023
in force age verification required effective 2025-07-25
Ofcom requires services with pornographic content to use highly effective age assurance from 25 July 2025; passive self-declaration is prohibited.
Source: merlin.obs.coe.int · as of 2026-08-20
55 tracked sites show blocking signals here — see availability in United Kingdom.