Question follow-through · 10622

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether proposed device-level protections for children will prevent nude images from being (a) taken, (b) shared and (c) viewed; what technical standards will be required; and if she will publish an i

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
29 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether proposed device-level protections for children will prevent nude images from being (a) taken, (b) shared and (c) viewed; what technical standards will be required; and if she will publish an i

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Prime Minister announced on Monday 8 June that Britain would become the first country in the world to make it impossible for children to take, share and view nude imagery; and that will work with tech companies for three months to ensure that comprehe...

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