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Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 14 January 2026

Debate

Social Media: Non-consensual Sexual Deepfakes

Contribution

My Lords, I declare an interest as I am receiving pro bono legal advice on NCII from Mishcon de Reya. I am delighted that the Government are finally enforcing the law that noble Lords in this House pushed so strongly for in the passage of the data Bill, criminalising the non-consensual creation and requesting of intimate images. However, I cannot help but feel frustrated that, along with survivors, I have been asking the Government to enforce this law since it achieved Royal Assent last June. I hope it is now clear to the Government that we cannot afford any similar delays. With this in mind, will the Minister commit to looking again at my amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill that just last month the Government would not accept, which would implement a 48-hour time limit for the takedown of NCII material and a hash registry? Will she also join me in thanking the survivors and campaigners, who have fought for so long for this law, for their bravery and perseverance?

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