Your online safety risk assessment

STEP 1

Understand the kinds of illegal content you need to assess

Step 1 will introduce 17 kinds of priority illegal content you need to assess, and help you identify some important risk factors you may have on your service from Ofcom’s Risk Profiles.

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STEP 2

Assess the risk of harm

Step 2 guides you on how to assess the risk of harm from each kind of priority illegal content on your service, and other illegal content. Using the information from Step 1, you’ll need to gather and evaluate evidence about harm on your service and make a judgement on the level of risk.

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STEP 3

Decide measures, implement and record

Using your conclusions on risk levels, Step 3 will help you identify any relevant safety measures to address risk from Ofcom’s illegal content Codes of Practice. You’ll need to implement and record the measures you have taken, and make a record of your risk assessment.

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STEP 4

Report, review and update

Step 4 will help you understand how to keep your risk assessment up to date, and put in place appropriate steps to review your assessment.

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