On 1 May 2024 the ICO and Ofcom released a joint statement in relation to online safety and data protection.
The statement outlines several areas of enhanced co-operation:
- Collaboration themes – the regulators will identify issues of common interest and relevance to both, which may include matters such as age assurance and geolocation settings for children
- Companies of mutual interest – they will identify where they are supervising the same services or considering issues related to the same services
- New ways of working – they will use regular staff meetings to share information in relation to collaboration themes and companies of mutual interest
The full statement can be found here.