Petition · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Replace age verification process set out in Online Safety Act to voucher system

Open for signatures 151 signatures

What the petition asks

We the undersigned wish for the government to change how online age verification is currently handled because we have serious concerns about online security and the potential for fraud as a result of the current implementation requiring websites to do their own checks, often with data sent abroad.
We believe the current system of going to a website and then being redirected to another website to share your ID, or a likeness, puts users at greater risk of fraud or impersonation online because often, these third party companies are sending users data outside of the UK and EU. There's already been examples of data leaks as a result of this. We call on the Government to instead set up a central database and allow people to verify their age in exchange for a voucher which could be used online without their ID being stored.

Timeline

10 Feb 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 151
Status Open for signatures
Department Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Opened 10 Feb 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.