SI 2026/1107 - The Intimate Image Reports (Trusted Flagger) Regulations 2026

S TAT U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2026 No. 1107 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS The Intimate Image Reports (Trusted Flagger) Regulations 2026 Made - - - - 20th October 2026 Laid before Parliament 22nd October 2026 Coming into force - - 12th November 2026 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 14 to the Crime and Policing Act 2026(a).

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Intimate Image Reports (Trusted Flagger) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 12th November 2026.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Designation of trusted flagger

2. South West Grid for Learning Trust(b) is designated as suitable to make intimate image reports(c) to providers of internet services and providers of internet access services for the purpose specified in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 14 to the Crime and Policing Act 2026.

Satvir Kaur Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 20th October 2026 Home Office

(a) 2026 c. 20.

(b) Registered charity number (England and Wales) 1120354; registered charity number (Scotland) SC051351.

(c) See paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 14 to the Crime and Policing Act 2026 for the meaning of “intimate image report”.EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations designate South West Grid for Learning Trust (“the Trust”) as a suitable person to make intimate image reports to providers of internet services and providers of internet access services. The Trust operates a service called the Revenge Porn Helpline which will receive information from the public and make the reports, the purpose of which is to assist providers in making judgments about whether content is intimate image content, as defined in section 59(10A) of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50).

An “intimate image report” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 14 to the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20). This includes a report identifying content which is a photograph or film showing, or appearing to show, a person in an intimate state where that person, or someone acting on their behalf, has informed the person making the report that they do not consent to the sharing of the photograph or film.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the

voluntary sector and the public sector is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/publicat (cid:0) (cid:0) ions/crime-and-policing-act-2026-impact-assessments or a copy can be obtained from the Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF.

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