Written Question·Home Office·UIN 73210

Offences against Children: Digital Technology

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Sarah Hall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has held recent discussions with technology companies on the implementation of on-device detection tools to prevent livestreamed child sexual abuse.

Answer

Jess Phillips

The Government is unequivocal in its commitment to protecting children from online sexual abuse. Livestreamed abuse is a particularly abhorrent form of exploitation, and we are determined to ensure that offenders cannot use technology to harm children wit...

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