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United Kingdom: Announced Crime and Policing Bill including new offences for non-consensual intimate image abuse

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Announced Crime and Policing Bill including new offences for non-consensual intimate image abuse

On 7 January 2025, the Ministry of Justice announced the introduction of new offences under the Crime and Policing Bill to address non-consensual intimate image abuse, including the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfake images. The new …

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-01-07
under deliberation

On 7 January 2025, the Ministry of Justice announced the introduction of new offences under the Cri…

2025-02-25
under deliberation

On 25 February 2025, the Crime and Policing Bill was introduced to the House of Commons to strength…

2025-06-17
under deliberation

On 17 June 2025, the House of Commons passed the Crime and Policing Bill to strengthen laws on chil…

2025-11-03
under deliberation

On 3 November 2025, the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technolo…

2025-11-12
under deliberation

On 12 November 2025, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology tabled amendments to the…

2026-02-19
under deliberation

On 19 February 2026, the House of Lords introduced an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill requ…

2026-04-29
adopted

On 29 April 2026, the Crime and Policing Act received Royal Assent. The Act applies to providers of…