What Ofcom does
Regulates telecoms, TV, radio, video-on-demand, postal services, and online safety. Issues licences for telecoms providers, manages spectrum. Now enforces Online Safety Act duties for user-to-user and search services.
Online Safety Act enforcement from 2024. Service categorisation (Category 1, 2A, 2B).
Contact Ofcom
- contact@ofcom.org.uk
- Phone
- 0300 123 3333
Official guidance from Ofcom
Curated guidance documents to help you understand your obligations.
Ofcom Online Safety guidance (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
Check how to comply with the illegal content rules (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
Statement: Ofcom's changes to the NIS Guidance on incident reporting thresholds for the digital infrastructure subsector (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
Age assurance duties under the Online Safety Act (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
Children's access assessment duties under the Online Safety Act (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
Statement and Guidance: A safer life online for women and girls (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
AI chatbots and online regulation – what you need to know (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
Ofcom: Illegal content duties under the Online Safety Act (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
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Legal framework
Legislation that Ofcom directly enforces.
Primary legislation
Secondary legislation
Related legislation
Legislation connected to Ofcom’s remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.