Amendment summary
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch moved amendment 25P, in clause 17, page 20, line 27, at end insert: “(8) In designating two or more persons under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must specify that the same persons may not carry out functions under the sections specified in subsection (9), and the functions specified in subsection (10). (9) The functions specified in this subsection are the steps taken by the age verification regulator to identify that a person is: (a) contravening section 15(1); (b) making extreme pornographic material available on the internet to persons in the United Kingdom. (10) The functions specified in this subsection are the enforcement powers under sections 20 to 23. (11) The person or persons carrying out the age verification functions under subsection (9) must notify the person or persons carrying out the enforcement functions under subsection (10) of an identification under subsection (9), to enable that person or persons to take the necessary enforcement action. (12) Appeals procedures must be carried out by a body that is fully independent of the regulator responsible for the functions set out in subsection (9). (13) The regulator assuming the duties specified in subsection (9) is to be a body corporate which is independent from the Government and all appointments to the regulator are to be subject to fair and open competition. (14) No designation shall be made under this section until the Secretary of State consults all such persons as he or she considers appropriate on the role of the age-verification regulator for the purposes of this Part.”