Question follow-through · 15101
Artificial Intelligence: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to protect children from harm caused by AI chatbots.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to protect children from harm caused by AI chatbots.
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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8 Jul 2026
Answer published
We have taken a power in the Crime and Policing Act to close loopholes in the Online Safety Act regarding AI chatbots. This means unregulated chatbots will have to comply with duties under the Online Safety Act to protect their users from illegal content ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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