# Crime and Policing Act 2026 - AI-related provisions (ss. 72-74 CSA image-generators; s. 99 purported intimate image generators; s. 248 power to amend Online Safety Act for AI)

- **Jurisdiction:** United Kingdom (GB)
- **Type:** Law · **Status:** Partly in force · **Binding:** yes
- **Issued by:** UK Parliament
- **Proposed:** 25 Feb 2025 · **Adopted:** 29 Apr 2026 · **Effective:** 29 Apr 2026
- **Obligations:** Prohibited uses, Penalties
- **Sectors:** Children, Media, Consumer
- **Penalties:** Supplying purported intimate image generators: up to 3 years' imprisonment and/or a fine on indictment.

## Summary
Creates an offence of making, adapting or supplying a tool for generating purported intimate images (nudification apps), with a defence for taking all reasonable steps to prevent non-consensual use; creates offences relating to AI 'child sexual abuse image-generators'; and gives the Secretary of State power to extend Online Safety Act duties to providers of AI services regarding illegal AI-generated content. Applies to developers, suppliers and online services.

## Why it matters
Developers and app stores supplying image-generation tools can face criminal liability if a reasonable person would see the tool as built for nudification, and generative AI services may be brought under Ofcom duties by regulations.

## Source
[legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/contents) · [secondary](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/99)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. Royal Assent 29 Apr 2026. s.248 in force at Royal Assent; s.99 in force 29 Jun 2026 (SI 2026/689); s.72 (CSA image-generators, England and Wales) was not yet in force when verified. Bill introduction date is approximate to House of Commons first reading.

## Cite
Crime and Policing Act 2026 - AI-related provisions (ss. 72-74 CSA image-generators; s. 99 purported intimate image generators; s. 248 power to amend Online Safety Act for AI). UK Parliament. Status: Partly in force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/gb-crime-and-policing-act-2026-ai-provisions/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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