(4) The consideration and proposals under each of paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection (3) must include consideration of, and proposals relating to, AI systems developed outside the United Kingdom.
(5) In preparing the report, the Secretary of State must consider the likely effect of proposals, in the United Kingdom, on—
including the likely effect on copyright owners, developers and users who are individuals, micro businesses, small businesses or medium-sized businesses.
(6) In preparing the report, the Secretary of State must have regard to, among other things, the Consultation Paper responses.
(7) The Secretary of State may comply with this section by preparing and publishing two or more reports which, taken together, satisfy the requirements in this section.
“ Consultation Paper responses ” means responses to the Copyright and AI Consultation Paper received by the Secretary of State on or before 25 February 2025;
“ copyright ” means the property right which subsists in accordance with Part 1 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988;
“ copyright work ” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988;
“ web crawler ” means a computer program that obtains data from websites in accordance with instructions and that can autonomously determine which websites to visit.
(9) Terms used in this section and in section 135 have the same meaning in this section as they have in that section.
I247 S. 136 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
I248 S. 136 in force at 20.8.2025 by S.I. 2025/904 , reg. 2(w)
137 Progress statement U.K.
(1) The Secretary of State must, before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, lay before Parliament a statement setting out what progress has been made towards the publication of—
(a) the economic impact assessment required by section 135, and
(b) the report required by section 136.
(2) The duty in subsection (1) does not apply where the economic impact assessment and the report have been published before the end of the period described in that subsection.
I249 S. 137 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
I250 S. 137 in force at 20.8.2025 by S.I. 2025/904 , reg. 2(x)
Purported intimate images U.K.
138 Creating, or requesting the creation of, purported intimate image of adult U.K.
(1) The Sexual Offences Act 2003 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).
(2) After section 66D insert—
“ 66E Creating purported intimate image of adult
(1) A person (A) commits an offence if—
(a) A intentionally creates a purported intimate image of another person (B),