[zimpenfish]

> The costs required to operate any website covered by this act (which is effectively all websites) is grossly excessive

That depends what you count as the costs. If you're a small site[0] and go through the risk assessment[1], that's the only costs you have (unless pornography is involved in which case yes, you'll need the age verification bits.)

[0] ie. you don't have millions of users

[1] Assuming Ofcom aren't being deliberately misleading here.