Children's Online Research Panel

a children's online research panel to facilitate ongoing qualitative and quantitative engagement with children, to be used to gather views, test policy proposals, and co-design research and policy in an appropriate, safe, agile, and responsive way.​

The panel will build and complement our existing research tools, designed to measure and understand the views and experiences of children, on a variety of topics, including our policies. ​

Research provides a vital role in ensuring that as Ofcom progresses with the duties in the Online Safety Act, we make changes that best meet the needs and interests of children, who, in many cases, greatly value and benefit from the online space.​

The panel will and is anticipated to be used for 'tactical' projects, where gaps in knowledge emerge, and smaller-scale continuous projects. ​