In short
Adults.co.uk guides are written by the Adults.co.uk editorial team for UK adults, not search engines. Every external fact links to its primary source, such as legislation, the NHS, the police or an official helpline. Pages on the law wait for specialist review, regional pages wait for checked local detail, and every page shows when it was last updated.
| Written by | The Adults.co.uk editorial team |
|---|---|
| Sources | Primary only: legislation, NHS, police, regulators, official helplines |
| Law pages | Published only after specialist review |
| Report an error | Through the members help centre, with the page address |
Adults.co.uk publishes guides on adult dating, consent, sexual health, privacy and staying safe in the UK. People make real decisions on the strength of pages like these, about their health, their money and their safety, so the rules below are strict.
Who writes the guides
Guides are written and maintained by the Adults.co.uk editorial team. We don't use individual bylines, and we don't describe anyone as an expert unless the page says what their review covered. What we ask you to trust is not a name but the sources, which every page lists.
How we choose what to write about
We start from the questions UK adults actually ask about adult dating: how it works, what it costs, how to agree what you both want, how to meet safely, how to get tested, and what to do when something goes wrong. A topic earns a guide when we can answer it usefully and accurately, not because a phrase is popular in search.
Sources
Every external fact on Adults.co.uk comes from a primary source, and every page lists them.
- Primary sources only. A fact about the law links to the legislation or the regulator. A helpline number links to the helpline's own website. A health fact links to the NHS in the relevant nation. We don't cite other dating sites, forums or articles that are themselves summarising someone else.
- Every page lists its sources and shows the date it was last updated.
- The right nation. Law, health services and reporting lines differ between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and we say which part of the UK a fact applies to.
- If we can't confirm it, we leave it out. A shorter page that's right beats a longer one that's partly guessed.
Pages that wait
Some pages are written but not published until a condition is met:
- Law. Guides that explain what UK law requires of adult services are published only after review by a solicitor. When a page has had that review, it says so.
- Regions. A regional page goes up only when it holds genuinely local information from primary sources: NHS sexual health services, police and reporting routes, support lines, and venues only where they are licensed and verified. If we can't make a page genuinely local, it doesn't go up.
- Venues. We never list public places for sex, and we list private venues only after checking their own current information.
Examples, tone and sensitive subjects
Guides are frank about sex and never graphic. Example messages, profile lines and conversations are there to help you find your own words; each is labelled as an example and none comes from a real member. We write about consent, assault, scams and blackmail plainly, put the right helpline next to the problem, and never blame the person it happened to.
What we won't publish
- Invented members, testimonials, quotes, statistics or survey results.
- Claims about the site that aren't true: member numbers, claims that every profile has been checked, success stories or promises about who you'll meet.
- Graphic sexual description, or anything that suggests youth, intoxication or a lack of consent.
- Advice that would help someone deceive, track or pressure another person.
How the site's own facts are handled
Statements about Adults.co.uk itself (what's free, checks, billing, how profiles are shared) come from the members area's own published terms and settings. Prices are shown from a single, maintained table rather than typed into individual pages, so they don't drift out of date. See key facts and prices.
Independence
Adults.co.uk is run by Ambervine Inc, which also runs the members area. Our guides mention the site where it's relevant, and we try to be as clear about its limits as about its features; profile checks is an example.
Updates and corrections
We review guides when the law, a service or the site changes, and update the date when we do. If you think something on this website is wrong, whether it's a law, a phone number or a detail about the site, tell us through the members help centre with the page address. The contact page explains how. Significant corrections are made promptly and the page date is updated.
More about who we are is on the about page.
Questions people ask
Who writes the Adults.co.uk guides?
The Adults.co.uk editorial team. We don't put individual bylines on guides. Each guide lists its sources and the date it was last updated, so you can check any fact yourself rather than taking our word for it. Statements about the site itself come from the members area's own terms and settings.
Are the example messages from real members?
No. Example messages, profile lines and conversations in our guides are written to help you find your own words, and each is labelled as an example. We never publish real members' messages, testimonials or stories, and we don't invent them either.
How do I report a mistake?
Tell us through the members help centre and include the address of the page and what you think is wrong. If a phone number, law or service has changed, a link to the official source helps us correct it quickly.
Why are some pages missing?
Some pages are written but held back until a condition is met, such as a legal review or enough checked local detail. We would rather publish nothing on a subject than publish something partly guessed. Held pages are never linked from the rest of the site until they go live.
Keep reading
- Adult dating in the UK, explainedWhat adult dating means in the UK, how the sites work, the terms people use, how to choose a site and how to keep it safe.
- Consent in adult dating: what it means in practiceWhat consent looks like in casual dating, from first message to the bedroom, including drink, couples, condoms, photos and changing your mind.
- Fake profiles, money requests and sextortion: how to stay safeThe scams aimed at adult daters, from fake verification links to sextortion, the warning signs and where to report in the UK.
- Talking about desires and limits before you meetHow to talk about desires, limits, safer sex and discretion before meeting, with example lines, a checklist and red flags.
Sources
Checked 18 October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.