Introduce statutory safeguarding checks for users of online dating platforms

Introduce statutory safeguarding checks for users of online dating platforms — 14 signatures. Status: open.

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Introduce legislation requiring regulated dating apps to verify users’ identities and participate in a government-administered Dating Safety Check for serious sexual, domestic abuse, stalking and violent offences, without giving dating companies access to users’ criminal records.

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Millions now use dating apps to meet strangers, yet users may have little way of knowing whether someone has a serious history of sexual violence, domestic abuse, stalking or violence. People have been assaulted and killed after meeting through dating apps, and offenders can move between platforms. A government-run Dating Safety Check could add protection while keeping criminal-record data out of private companies' hands and preserving privacy, appeals and rehabilitation.

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