United Kingdom: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology tabled amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill to ensure AI models cannot be misused to create synthetic child sexual abuse material and enable testing for child safety risks

On 12 November 2025, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology tabled amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill to ensure Artificial Intelligence (AI) models cannot be misused to create synthetic child sexual abuse material and to enable new protections for AI researchers testing models for child safety risks. The amendment empowered designated bodies, including AI developers and child protection organisations such as the Internet Watch Foundation, to scrutinise AI models and ensure safeguards prevent the generation or proliferation of child sexual abuse material, extreme pornography, and non-consensual intimate images, addressing current criminal liability that prevents safety testing and limiting creation of illegal material at source. The amendment also initiated an expert group to design safeguards for sensitive data, prevent risk of illegal content leakage, and support researcher wellbeing.