Consultation: New priority offences - serious self-harm and cyberflashing

UK — Ofcom · 2026-03-24 · UK · verified record

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Ecosystems: UK Online Safety Act

Ofcom is consulting on changes we propose to make to the Illegal Harms regulatory documents and guidance under the Online Safety Act. In December 2025, the government created two new priority offences under the Act: encouraging or assisting serious self-harm, and cyberflashing. Both were previously non-priority offences under the Act. This means we need to update our regulatory documents and guidance to reflect this change in the law. We are proposing updates across the Illegal Harms regulatory documents to reflect the change in the law. These are the Risk Assessment Guidance and Risk Profiles

Ofcom is consulting on changes we propose to make to the Illegal Harms regulatory documents and guidance under the Online Safety Act. In December 2025, the government created two new priority offences under the Act: encouraging or assisting serious self-harm, and cyberflashing. Both were previously non-priority offences under the Act. This means we need to update our regulatory documents and guidance to reflect this change in the law. We are proposing updates across the Illegal Harms regulatory documents to reflect the change in the law. These are the Risk Assessment Guidance and Risk Profiles…

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