Ofcom chiefs have acknowledged that most fines issued under the Online Safety Act (OSA) remain unpaid, highlighting limitations in the comms regulator's enforcement powers.
The regulator's director of enforcement, Suzanne Cater, told the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee that although another payment arrived this week, "realistically the majority have not been paid.”
Sadly I can’t find a direct link to support this, I got it from a post on
The Register
If true, then who would have suspected it?
If only anyone had thought to inform the legislators that they can pass any law they like. Enforcement is quite another matter!