Peers vote to ban pornography depicting sex acts between stepfamily members

Amendment calling for step-incest to be included in ban on harmful content passes by just one vote The government has agreed to ban the production of pornography depicting sex acts between stepfamily members following a vote in the House of Lords. The government tabled an amendment calling for step-incest to be included in a ban on harmful content, with the support of the Conservative peer Gabby Bertin, who led a review into pornography regulation that was published last year. The ban is one of several that have been proposed by the government, including last year’s criminalisation of material depicting women being choked. Some ministers had opposed the amendment and suggested the new ban would have been difficult to implement because, under the law in England and Wales, it is not illegal for adults who are step-related to engage in a sexual relationship. Speaking after the ban was agreed on Friday, Lady Bertin said: “I greatly welcome the government’s plans to fully address harmful pornographic content, such as incest, step-incest and the mimicking of child sexual abuse. “This content that is freely and widely available online is deeply harmful, normalising child sexual abuse and

Apr 10, 2026 → Apr 10, 2026