SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Transparency reports by providers of Category 1 services, Category 2A services and Category 2B services

PART 2Matters about which information may be required: search engine

I2I1721

The incidence of illegal search content and search content that is harmful to children on a service.

I1I1822

The number of users who are assumed to have encountered illegal search content or search content that is harmful to children.

I9I1923

The formulation, development, scope and application of the statements of policies and procedures mentioned in sections 27(5) and 29(5).

I14I2024

The systems and processes for users to report search content which they consider to be illegal content or content that is harmful to children, or other content which they consider breaches any statements of policies and procedures which have been made publicly available by the provider of a service.

I11I2125

The systems and processes that a provider operates to deal with illegal search content and search content that is harmful to children, including systems and processes for identifying such content and minimising the risk of those kinds of content being encountered by means of the service.

I15I2226

Functionalities designed to help users manage risks relating to search content that is harmful to children.

I4I2327

The design and operation of algorithms which affect the display, promotion, restriction or recommendation of illegal search content or search content that is harmful to children.

I5I2428

Measures taken or in use by a provider to comply with any duty set out in Chapter 3 or 4 of Part 3 or section 39 (including in particular measures that are described in a code of practice under section 41).

I1229

Arrangements that a provider has in place for the reporting (in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) of content relating to child sexual exploitation and abuse, and measures taken or in use by a provider to comply with a requirement under section 66.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I12

Sch. 8 para. 29 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(1)

I830

Measures taken or in use by a provider to comply with any duty set out in section 75 (deceased child users).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I8

Sch. 8 para. 30 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(1)

I7I2531

The systems and processes by which a provider assesses the risk of harm to individuals from illegal search content or search content that is harmful to children—

a

when the service is initially being designed or developed,

b

when any further development or update to the service is being considered, and

c

while the service is in operation.

I6I2632

The systems and processes that a provider operates—

a

to direct users of the service to information about how they can protect themselves from harm in relation to illegal content and content that is harmful to children, and

b

to counteract or provide support to users of the service in relation to illegal search content and search content that is harmful to children.

I10I2733

Co-operation by a provider with government, regulatory or other public sector bodies in the United Kingdom, in particular those involved in the enforcement of the criminal law.

I13I2834

Measures taken or in use by a provider to provide a higher standard of protection for children than for adults.

I16I2935

Measures taken or in use by a provider to improve the media literacy of users, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of such measures.

I3I3036

Any other measures taken or in use by a provider which relate to online safety matters.