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A calm, plain-English Online Safety Act check

One question group at a time. Your answers stay on the page until you download or email the PDF. Preliminary guidance only, not legal advice.

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About your site

Start with the public surface we should assess.

Estimated monthly visitors

User-generated content

Select every way visitors can add content or contact each other.

Audience and topics

Children and sensitive topic areas can change the level of duty.

Could children access the service?
Content topics

Report details

This appears on your PDF evidence pack. Apostrophes are handled normally, e.g. O'Driscoll.

Safeguards already in place

Mark the controls you can evidence today.

Reviewing your answers on our server

This keeps your on-screen verdict aligned with the PDF.

WaveCheck verdict ·

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Your WaveCheck result is ready.

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Next step

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Shareable result

Last reviewed against Ofcom guidance: March 2026.

This questionnaire helps you understand Online Safety Act duties where posting and uploads are in play. It is not legal advice.