Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 105940

Artificial Intelligence: Children

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Gill German

LabourClwyd North

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty of care for children’s safety on Gen AI companies to ensure they are held accountable for the safety

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
In the UK, AI systems are regulated at the point of use under existing frameworks such as data protection law, competition law, equality law, and other forms of sectoral and cross-sectoral regulation.Generative AI services that allow users to share conten...

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