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203: After Clause 132, insert the following new Clause— “Offence to use personal data or digital information to create digital models or files that facilitate the creation of AI- or computer-generated child sexual abuse material(1) A person commits an offence if they—(a) collect, scrape, possess, distribute or otherwise process personal data or digital information with the intention of using it, or attempting to use it, to create or train a digital model which enables the creation of AI- or computer-generated child sexual abuse material or priority illegal content;(b) use personal data or digital information to create, train or distribute or attempt to create, train or distribute a digital file or model that has been trained on child sexual abuse material or priority illegal content, or which enables the creation of AI- or computer-generated child sexual abuse material or priority illegal content;(c) collate, or attempt to collate, digital files or models based on personal data or digital information that, when combined, enable the creation of AI- or computer-generated child sexual abuse material or priority illegal content;(d) possess, or attempt to possess, a digital file or model based on personal data or digital information with the intention of using it to produce or gain access to AI- or computer-generated child sexual abuse material or priority illegal content.(2) For the purposes of this section, “AI- or computer-generated child sexual abuse material or priority illegal content” includes images, videos, audio including voice, chatbots, material generated by large language models, written text, computer files and avatars. (3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable to the sentences set out in section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (possession of indecent photograph of child) and section 6 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 (punishments) for the equivalent offences.(4) For the purposes of this section, “priority illegal content” is content that meets the definition of “priority illegal content” set out in section 59 of the Online Safety Act 2023.”Member's explanatory statement It is illegal in the UK to possess or distribute child sexual abuse material including AI- or computer-generated child sexual abuse material. However, while the content is clearly covered by existing law, the mechanism that enables their creation – i.e. the files trained on or trained to create such material – is not. This amendment seeks to address that gap.