Legislation – The Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Amendment of Schedule 7 to the Online Safety Act 20232.

(1)

Schedule 7 to the Online Safety Act 2023 (priority offences) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

After paragraph 2 insert—

“Encouraging or assisting serious self-harm

2A.

An offence under section 184 of this Act (encouraging or assisting serious self-harm).”.

(3)

For paragraph 28A substitute—

“28A.

An offence under any of the following provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 20033—

(a)

section 66A (sending etc photograph or film of genitals)4;

(b)

section 66B (sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film)5.”.