Following a public consultation on its draft code of practice
with parents, children, schools, children's campaign groups,
developers, tech and gaming companies and online service providers
which closed on 31 May 2019, the Information Commissioner's
Office (ICO) submitted its Age-appropriate design Code of Practice
on 12 November 2019 but due to restrictions in the pre-election
period it was not permitted to be published until 23 January
2020.
The purpose of the Code?
The Code aims to address the increasing concern both in the UK and
internationally about children's safety and exploitation of
their data online and is designed to allow them to explore safely
within the digital environment. The Code specifies which data
protection safeguards need to be built into the design of online
services to ensure they are appropriate for use by children and
also to help meet children's developmental needs. It is
envisaged that as well as demonstrating compliance with
