Violence against Women and Girls: AI-based Crime 2026-09-15
2026-09-15
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The MP is concerned about the rise of AI-generated intimate image abuse, specifically mentioning deepfakes. She asks about steps being taken to address this issue.
What steps he is taking to help tackle AI-based violence against women and girls crime in online spaces.
We have delivered a world-leading package of intimate image abuse offences, which criminalise taking or creating intimate images without consent, including AI-generated deepfakes. Through the Crime and Policing Act 2026, we have introduced new powers for courts to order the deletion of these images. However, more action is needed.
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The MP stopped using X as a communication channel due to the platform facilitating the creation of illegal and harmful images by its AI tool, Grok. He asks if the current law is adequate and if sentencing powers are sufficient.
In January I stopped using X as a communication channel because the platform facilitated the creation of illegal and deeply harmful images by its AI tool, Grok. Can the Minister tell me whether the current law is keeping pace with AI-generated intimate image abuse, and what assessment she has made of whether sentencing powers are adequate to reflect the harm that such images cause to women and girls?
We are strengthening the criminal law through world-leading packages and the sentencing response to intimate image abuse. We have introduced new court powers to order the deletion and destruction of such images. However, more action is needed, including a stronger understanding of, policing of and response to these crimes.
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specific assessment of sentencing powers
More Action Is Needed
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The MP notes that perpetrators can generate and share harmful content at unprecedented speed and scale. She asks what can be done to give Ofcom the power to crack down on disgusting online content more quickly.
Violence against women and girls is hardly new, but perverts and abusers now have the ability to generate huge amounts of appalling content at lightning speed, and we are not able to respond quickly enough. What can the Government do to give Ofcom the power and ability to crack down on disgusting online content more quickly, so that we can keep women and girls safer?
Ofcom has robust enforcement powers under the Online Safety Act 2023, including the power to impose substantial fines and other sanctions. The new Crime and Policing Act 2026 also requires platforms to remove images within 48 hours and prevent re-uploading using new hash-matching technology.
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A Gosport domestic abuse survivor, Harmony Hayman, is living in fear of her former partner who has used an illicit mobile phone to contact her from prison. The MP asks if the Minister will look at Harmony's petition to review the eligibility for early release of domestic abusers.
As the Minister knows, technology is being used in many different forms to threaten women. A Gosport domestic abuse survivor, Harmony Hayman, is still living in fear of a former partner eight years after leaving the relationship, and he has used an illicit mobile phone from prison to contact her. She is now living in terror of the Government's decision to release domestic abusers early from prison. Will the Minister look at Harmony's petition, in which she calls on the Government to look into how domestic abusers are able to perpetuate their abusive behaviour from within prison, and also to review their eligibility for early release?
I will look at Harmony's petition to see what more we can do. I recently met a group of victims and survivors who discussed the impact of technological abuse. We are working directly with organisations such as Apple and Samsung on stalking technology and verification tools to ensure they cannot be used to harm victims further.
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specific review of eligibility for early release
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The MP is concerned about the surge in covert filming of women on a night out, which is accompanied by misogynistic abuse and drives engagement and profit for the creators. She asks if the Government will make misogyny a hate crime.
The surge in so-called nightlife videos, in which women are covertly filmed on a night out, is despicable. The videos are shared online and are accompanied by vile and misogynistic abuse, which drives engagement and generates profit for the creators. The Government have committed themselves to making misogyny an aggravated offence, but will the Minister go further and commit herself to making misogyny a hate crime?
The Minister for Women and Equalities outlined the Government's response to tackling covert filming. The Government are determined to tackle misogynistic content online and will be introducing measures in due course. We will work with Members to see what else can be done to tackle the problem holistically.
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specific commitment to making misogyny a hate crime
Measures In Due Course
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