Lead member
Baroness Benjamin
Liberal Democrat, Life peer
Lords
Decision
Disagreed
This amendment was disagreed to. Where a member has given notice of their intention to oppose a Clause/Schedule standing part of a Bill, 'disagreed' indicates that the Clause/Schedule remained part of the Bill.
Amendment text
After Clause 72
Insert the following new Clause—
“Impact of online pornography on domestic abuse
(1)
Within three months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must commission a person appointed by the Secretary of State to investigate the impact of access to online pornography by children on domestic abuse.
(2)
Within three months of their appointment, the appointed person must publish a report on the investigation which may include recommendations for the Secretary of State.
(3)
As part of the investigation, the appointed person must consider the extent to which the implementation of Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (online pornography) would prevent domestic abuse, and may make recommendations to the Secretary of State accordingly.
(4)
Within three months of receiving the report, the Secretary of State must publish a response to the recommendations of the appointed person.
(5)
If the appointed person recommends that Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 should be commenced, the Secretary of State must appoint a day for the coming into force of that Part under section 118(6) of the Act within the timeframe recommended by the appointed person.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment would require an investigation into any link between online pornography and domestic abuse with a view to implementing recommendations to bring into effect the age verification regime in the Digital Economy Act 2017 as a means of preventing domestic abuse.