Consultation on Data protection safeguards for children (‘digital age of consent’)
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From: Department of Justice
- Published on: 1 November 2016
- Last updated on: 22 December 2021
The Department of Justice and Equality invited submissions from interested parties on the “digital age of consent” to apply in this jurisdiction in late 2016. The Government Data Forum, which brings together legal and data protection experts, business representatives from SMEs and multinationals, as well as sociologists, psychologists and education specialists, also carried out a consultation process.
The government approved a “digital age of consent” threshold of 13 years to be included in the Data Protection Bill 2017 on 21 June.
Those in favour of the 13 years threshold included the Ombudsman for Children, the Children’s Rights Alliance and the Office of Internet Safety.
The submissions the Department of Justice and Equality received as part of the consultation process are available to review below.
