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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 March 2026
Debate
Crime and Policing BillContribution
The noble Lord mentioned defining “access control” across the AI chain. Clarity—this again goes to the noble Baroness’s points—about where the legal responsibility sits for these AI chatbots is essential. One of our concerns with the noble Baroness’s amendments is that they are not clear about which actors across the supply chain are criminally liable. By contrast—I hope this helps the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, in determining what he does in the event of a vote being called—the Online Safety Act is clear that responsibility rests with the regulated service provider and the entity that has the relationship with the end user. In addition, senior management liability is limited to clearly defined individuals.
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