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Artificial Intelligence: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will bring forward an AI Bill that ensures the safety of current and emerging AI products to help tackle the harms of tech-facilitated gender-based violence.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
11 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will bring forward an AI Bill that ensures the safety of current and emerging AI products to help tackle the harms of tech-facilitated gender-based violence.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Tackling violence against women and girls, including online, is a government priority. The Online Safety Act (OSA) establishes a strong regime requiring in-scope AI services to tackle illegal content and protect children from harmful content. However, we’...

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