Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 106782
Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material
Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026
Question
Iqbal Mohamed
Independent — Dewsbury and Batley
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure AI tools are safe by design to prevent the creation of child sexual abuse material.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanThe government is committed to tackling the creation of this atrocious material. Creating, possessing, or distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including AI Generated CSAM, is illegal. The Online Safety Act requires services to proactively iden...
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