UK Statutory Instrument 2026 United Kingdom

The Online Safety (CSEA Content Reporting by Regulated User-to-User Service Providers) Regulations 2026

At a glance

What's here

6 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 3
  • Data Controller 1
  • Operator 1
  • Employer 1

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What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Schedules

Browse 8 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
s.sch001

Contact information about the reporting person— (a) name,

s.sch001

The detected CSEA content.

s.sch001

Information about the detected CSEA content— (a) method by which...

s.sch001

Information about the user who has uploaded, created, shared or...

s.sch001

A declaration that all the available information has been provided....

s.sch002

Dates must be provided in number format as DD/MM/YYYY.

s.sch002

Time must be provided in an international format and the...

s.sch002

IP addresses must be formatted as follows—

s.003

Reporting duty

  • Notify NCA of third-party reporting arrangements and foreign agency changes Operator
s.004

Registration with the NCA

  • Register with the NCA before submitting CSEA content reports Employer
s.005

The organisation administrator, deputy organisation administrator, and authorised persons

  • Appoint a main point of contact for reporting child sexual abuse content to the NCA Any Person
s.006

Making reports to the NCA

  • Report CSEA content to the National Crime Agency Any Person
s.008

Retention of data

  • Retain CSEA report data for specified periods Any Person
s.009

Data protection requirements

  • Ensure appropriate security and confidentiality of personal data Data Controller
Browse 3 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Interpretation

s.007

Requests from the NCA

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