Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 104434

Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material

Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Sadik Al-Hassan

Labour — North Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making UK AISI / Thorn's guidance, Recommended Practice for AI-G CSEA Prevention, published in December 2025, mandator

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The Government recognises the importance of tackling AI-generated CSAM. Creating, possessing, or distributing CSAM, including AI Generated CSAM, is illegal. The Online Safety Act requires services to proactively identify and remove this content. We are ta...
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