Foreword

This PAS was sponsored by the Digital Policy Alliance (DPA). Its development was facilitated by BSI Standards Limited and it was published under licence from The British Standards Institution. It came into effect on 19 March 2018.

Acknowledgement is given to Dr Rachel O’Connell of Trust Elevate Ltd, as the technical author and the following organizations that were involved in the development of the PAS as members of the Steering Group:

• AgeChecked
• Age Verification Providers Association
• Aristotle International
• Avoco
• Better Regulation Delivery Office
• British American Tobacco
• BSI Consumer & Public Interest Network
• Co-opted members
• Digital Policy Alliance
• ICM Registry
• Nicoventures, BAT Group
• Portland Broadcasting Ltd
• Trust Elevate
• Verime (Telecom2 Ltd)
• Yoti

Acknowledgement is given to the following organizations that provided additional funding to support the development of this PAS and provided technical input in its development.

• Brickchain Limited
• GBG PLC
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Acknowledgement is also given to the members of a wider review panel who were consulted in the development of this PAS.

The British Standards Institution retains ownership and copyright of this PAS. BSI Standards Limited as the publisher of the PAS reserves the right to withdraw or amend this PAS on receipt of authoritative advice that it is appropriate to do so. This PAS will be reviewed at intervals not exceeding two years, and any amendments arising from the review will be published as an amended PAS and publicized in Update Standards.

This PAS is not to be regarded as a British Standard. It will be withdrawn upon publication of its content in, or as, a British Standard.

The PAS process enables a code of practice to be rapidly developed in order to fulfil an immediate need in industry. A PAS can be considered for further development as a British Standard, or constitute part of the UK input into the development of a European or International Standard.

Use of this PAS

It has been assumed in the preparation of this PAS that the execution of its provisions will be entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced people, for whose use it has been produced.

Information about this document

Copyright is claimed on text reproduced at Table 3, F.2.2, F.2.3, F.2.4, F.2.5 and F.3. Copyright © 2017 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved.

Presentational conventions

The provisions of this PAS are presented in roman (i.e. upright) type. Its recommendations are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxiliary verb is “should”.

Commentary, explanation and general informative material is presented in italic type, and does not constitute a normative element.

Spelling conforms to The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. If a word has more than one spelling, the first spelling in the dictionary is used.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a PAS cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

PAS 1296:2018

Online age checking. Provision and use of online age check services. Code of Practice

Current

Published:

31 Mar 2018