Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 105484

Child Sexual Abuse material: Sentencing

Tabled: 13 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

To ask the Solicitor General, what discussions she is having with the Ministry of Justice on expanding the Unduly Lenient Sentencing Scheme to include victims of technology-assisted child sexual abuse.

Answer

Ellie Reeves

The Protection of Children Act 1978 already includes ‘pseudo’ images of children within the definition of indecent images. Therefore, any sexualised images of children produced by AI will already be covered by the legislation surrounding indecent images, ...

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