MP Consultation Resources
On March 2nd, the Government opened its consultation to gather views on measures to protect children on social media, gaming platforms and AI chatbots. This consultation will explore a range of areas including minimum age ratings, addictive features, overnight online curfews and age verification measures.
Molly Rose Foundation firmly believes that children’s voices, and those who support them, should be at the heart of this consultation. We have therefore created a set of resources to help understand the views of children and adults in your constituency.
Our resources are designed to offer an engaging, safe and straightforward way to understand what matters most to your constituents. They can also be edited to fit your local context and anything you want to ask.
Alongside the resources themselves, we have produced a short Guidance Document for MP’s teams on how to use them effectively – and in particular how to work with schools to get appropriate consent in place for children to take part in the survey.
91% of UK adults are concerned about children’s online safety, with 92% worried about teenagers being algorithmically recommended suicide and self-harm content. (Molly Rose Foundation 2026)
More than four in five adults think it is important the Government listens to both parents and the evidence, with a clear preference for decisive and evidence based interventions.
Three quarters (73%) of UK adults support new legislation to strengthen regulation and better protect children and young people from online harm, with support for regulation stronger than recent polling in favour of Australian style social media ban.
Parents and children are desperately concerned, and they are right to be. They want decisive action and to have confidence that Government’s actions will solve the problems they care about most.
If you would like further information about Molly Rose Foundation’s perspective on the consultation, please email k.haymanjoyce@mollyrosefoundation.org
You can also read our latest policy briefing and roadmap for action that sets out the quickest, most effective and decisive route to protect children from harm. This plan is driven by evidence; however, it requires the political will to make this happen. We know what needs to happen – it is time for a new settlement on online safety.
