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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Katrine Bussey

Children’s minister calls for ‘clarity’ over under-16 social media ban

More clarity is needed about Sir Keir Starmer’s ban on social media for the under-16s, Scotland’s children’s minister has said (Carlos Josso/PA) -

Scotland’s children’s minister has insisted “more clarity” is needed over Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to bring in a social media ban for under-16s.

Siobhian Brown welcomed the move – but stressed more detail is needed on “what these proposals actually mean in practice”.

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