Replace age verification process set out in Online Safety Act to voucher system
We the undersigned wish for the government to change how online age verification is currently handled because we have serious concerns about online security and the potential for fraud as a result of the current implementation requiring websites to do their own checks, often with data sent abroad.
Signatures
116
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 116/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 116/100,000
- 10 FEB 2026Petition opened for signaturesCreated by Richard Anthony Aindow
Background
We believe the current system of going to a website and then being redirected to another website to share your ID, or a likeness, puts users at greater risk of fraud or impersonation online because often, these third party companies are sending users data outside of the UK and EU. There's already been examples of data leaks as a result of this. We call on the Government to instead set up a central database and allow people to verify their age in exchange for a voucher which could be used online without their ID being stored.