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SECTION 03 — LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
FILE UK-NCR/2026SECTION 03 — STATUTECLASSIFICATION: CLIENT-CONFIDENTIAL
Law centre — plain-English briefingUnited Kingdom

The UK's law, on your side.

Sharing or threatening to share intimate images without consent is a crime, and the UK has a government-funded helpline with a strong takedown record. Here's what the law does — and where, honestly, it stops.

If you found this page in the worst week of your life — this is fixable, and you will not have to read the law alone.

Sharing or threatening to share is a criminal offenceHome Office-funded helpline + StopNCII hash-blocking
Notice — education, not legal advice

This page is education, not legal advice. We are a removal agency, not a law firm; for advice on your specific situation, consult an attorney — or start with the free assessment and we'll tell you honestly what your case needs.

THE KEY FACT
s.66B

Sharing — or threatening to share — an intimate image without consent is a criminal offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

SECTION 03 — LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

What we file under — and the honest limits.

Sexual Offences Act 2003 s.66B

Sharing — or threatening to share — an intimate image without consent is a criminal offence (added by the Online Safety Act 2023).

Revenge Porn Helpline + StopNCII.org

A Home Office-funded service that works with platforms to remove content, plus hash-blocking that stops an image re-appearing across major platforms.

UK GDPR — Article 17 right to erasure

The 'right to be forgotten' — a real basis to ask search engines to de-list harmful results.

Platform NCII policies

Every major platform's own non-consensual-image policy, filed correctly — the lever that works fastest.

We coordinate the UK's levers and file under the right one for your case.