Artificial Intelligence (Consent and Misuse) Bill 2026-27
make provision about a requirement for consent to generate a likeness of a person using, or with the assistance of, artificial intelligence; to make further provision relating to that requirement; to make provision about civil action in circumstances where that requirement is not met; to make provision about offences relating to the creating or dissemination of such likenesses; to make provision about duties on providers of artificial intelligence technology in relation to misuse of that technology to generate likenesses; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Artificial Intelligence (Consent and Misuse) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Dawn Butler.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 20 October 2026 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Dawn Butler), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 27th November 2026 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 15
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Tuesday 20th October 2026 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament