Mobile Devices
PARENTAL CONTROLS ON MOBILE PHONES
Whilst you may have security measures in place at home to restrict access to websites with inappropriate content on your home Wi-Fi network, you may not have thought to do the same on your child's mobile phone. If it is 3G/4G/5G enabled, it will be able to access the internet directly, bypassing your Wi-Fi security settings.
By law, all mobile phone providers offer free parental control services which limit the content children can access via the mobile network. These restrictions are not the same across all providers, but they are all able to offer some level of control. In addition, these services are not necessarily switched on by default. If you would like to know more about these controls, please contact your service provider and ask if the parental control settings are switched on. This is particularly important if the phone was used by an adult before.
The links below will give additional information on how to switch on Parental Controls on each network. Please also note that this will not restrict what they can access on your home Wi-Fi network which will require a similar set-up with your broadband provider.
In addition to the parental controls offered by your mobile phone providers you can also setup family controls on your handset which will allow you to manage and monitor not only web site access but screen time and App usage.