Asked by: Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to introduce an individual right of redress against online platforms.
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
The Online Safety Act contains strong user redress provisions. Complaints procedures must be accessible, easy to use and transparent, and providers must take appropriate action. Ofcom is able to use its enforcement powers in cases of non-compliance by platforms.
The Act requires Ofcom to review the effectiveness of these provisions within two years of their full implementation. With new duties coming into effect for Category 1 services next year, we expect the report to be completed in 2029.
Asked by: Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government when Schedule 14 (Intimate image material: reporting and registration) of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 will commence.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
Schedule 14 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 – which enables the Secretary of State to make regulations relating to the reporting and registration of intimate image material - commenced on 29 June 2026, following Royal Assent on 29 April 2026.
The Government scoping exercise on the creation of a register of non-consensual intimate images is underway, and secondary legislation will follow in due course.
Asked by: Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government when section 66AE inserted into the Sexual Offences Act 2003 by paragraph 3 of Schedule 13 Part 1 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 pertaining to creating a copy of intimate photograph or film shared temporarily will commence.
Answered by Baroness Levitt
Section 66AE of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, as inserted by Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Crime and Policing Act 2026, creates an offence of making a copy of an intimate photograph or film shared temporarily and will be commenced by regulations as soon as reasonably practicable. We must ensure that there is sufficient time to consider and manage the effect on the criminal justice system and for law enforcement to update guidance and train prosecutors and police officers.