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Lord Clement-Jones

Tim Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones CBE; Liberal Democrat peer; UK House of Lords AI policy expert

With the rise of generative AI and high-quality deepfakes, impersonation has become a uniquely digital weapon of remarkable sophistication. A criminal can now wear a citizen’s face and speak with their voice to commit crimes or cause profound personal distress. This is no longer a theoretical risk: it is happening now at scale. This amendment creates a stand-alone offence that reflects this new reality, targeting the act of impersonation itself—the transactional communication carried out in another’s name without consent.

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Lord Clement-Jones, UK House of Lords debate on the Crime and Policing Bill, March 4, 2026.

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Ban AI impersonation of real individuals without their consent

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AI Verified Clement-Jones advocates a standalone offence for transactional impersonation in another’s name without consent; directly relevant to banning AI impersonation. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified UK Parliament Hansard, Mar. 4 2026, records this exact Lord Clement-Jones statement during debate on Amendment 366. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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