Question follow-through · 101045

Child Sexual Abuse Material: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of AI by child sexual abuse offenders on levels of offending.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
9 Jan 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of AI by child sexual abuse offenders on levels of offending.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the serious and evolving threat posed by artificial intelligence being misused by offenders for child sexual abuse.AI-generated child sexual abuse material is not a victimless crime; it often depicts real children, increasing the...

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