Committee publication · Correspondence · 29 April 2026
Letter from Snap Inc on attendance at Committee meeting dated 27.04.26
From: Education Committee
Inquiry: Screen Time and Social Media
Summary
Snap Inc. apologises for missing a 21 April Committee hearing due to personnel changes and unforeseen circumstances. The company confirms it will attend the next session on 28 April, represented by Jacqueline Beauchere MBE (Global Head of Platform Safety), and reiterates commitment to cooperate on issues around screentime and teens' social media use.
Key findings
- Snap Inc. failed to attend scheduled oral evidence session on 21 April 2026 due to unforeseen circumstances and recent personnel changes affecting the relevant team
- Company confirms attendance at alternative Committee meeting on 28 April 2026
- Jacqueline Beauchere MBE, Global Head of Platform Safety, will represent Snap as witness
- Snap emphasises willingness to assist Committee work on screentime and teenagers' social media use in a constructive manner
- Committee Clerks worked with Snap to identify alternative date and suitable witness
Tone
ProceduralTopics
social-mediasafeguardingyouth-wellbeing
Key actors
Snap Inc., Freddie Cook, Jacqueline Beauchere MBE, Education Committee, Committee Clerks
Notable line
“Snap takes the Committee's work seriously and we are keen to assist Members' thinking - particularly around screentime and teens' use of social media …”
Key Quotes
“Owing to unforeseen circumstances, alongside recent personnel changes which directly impacted the relevant team, we were not in a position to field the appropriate representative at short notice.”
“Snap takes the Committee's work seriously and we are keen to assist Members' thinking - particularly around screentime and teens' use of social media - in a constructive and cooperative way.”
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