# Online Safety Act 2023, Paragraph 12: Illegal content risk assessments and children’s access assessments

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply in relation to the service if, on the assessment start day, illegal content risk assessment guidance is available but the first CAA guidance has not yet been published.
(2) The first illegal content risk assessment of the service must be completed within the period of three months beginning with the assessment start day.
(3) The first CAA of the service must be completed within the period of three months beginning with the day on which the first CAA guidance is published.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/schedule/3/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/online-safety-act-2023/schedule-3/paragraph-12
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