Written questions

Crime and Policing Act 2026

2026-07-08 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · HL1835 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government when section 100 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 pertaining to the 48-hour take-down requirement for intimate image content will commence.

Answer

Section 100 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026, which introduces a new requirement relating to the removal of reported non-consensual intimate images, commenced on 29 June 2026. The Online Safety Act 2023 provides for Ofcom to prepare and issue codes of p...