Would this not affect a 17 year old in the U.K, who is working an office job from home in which they would need to access their employer's system to actually do their job?
A cross-party group in the House of Lords has suggested an amendment to ban kids from using VPNs. If it gets the green light, providers would need to implement age verification.

https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/63901/documents/7465
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