Intimate Image Abuse
2026-06-01 · Ministry of Justice · HL507 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to bring requesting and creating non-consensual intimate images into the scope of the image-based abuse offences in sections 66E and 66F of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
Answer
It is an offence to create, or request the creation of, a purported (or ‘deepfake’) intimate image of an adult without their consent or reasonable belief in their consent, under Sections 66E and 66F of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.Under sections 44 to 46 ...