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Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 14 February 2025UIN 29596

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the NSPCC report entitled Viewing Generative AI and Children’s Safety in the Round, published in January 2025.

Answered by Feryal Clark

Creating a safer online world is a priority for government. The strongest protections in the Online Safety Act are for children - in-scope services must remove illegal content and prevent children from encountering harmful content, including where it is AI generated.

We are also committed to tackling the atrocious harm of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and will bring in legislation to criminalise possessing, creating or distributing AI tools designed to generate this material.

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