The United Kingdom government has moved to criminalize pornography depicting simulated incest, following amendments introduced this week to the Crime and Policing Bill. The measure, now in the report stage in the House of Lords, would make so-called incest simulation content illegal if enacted.

The amendment was announced by Alex Davies-Jones, the minister for victims and violence against women and girls. The bill previously advanced through the House of Commons last summer.

Under the proposed changes, pornography that depicts incestuous role play would be categorized as criminal content. However, the provisions do not currently extend to step-family or step incest themed material, a distinction first reported by the British tabloid Metro.

So, for now at least, step-moms can still teach their naughty step-daughters how to give a good blowjob.

Davies-Jones told the outlet that a broader review of extreme pornography laws is planned.

The amendments also expand criminal prohibitions to include so called semen defaced images and the act of screenshotting intimate videos without the consent of those depicted. Incest and step incest pornography had previously been identified as falling within “legal but harmful” content under the Online Safety Act.

The legislative push follows recommendations made by a government-commissioned pornography review led by Gabby Bertin, a Conservative peer in the House of Lords. The report argued that simulated incest content should be criminalized to align with existing laws prohibiting real-world incest and sexual abuse.

“Online pornographic content depicts disturbing role play, including incest and adults role-playing as children. Evidence shows that this type of pornography is used by perpetrators to permit child sex abuse. This is totally unacceptable,” the review stated.

The report further recommended that pornographic content depicting incest be made illegal and that legislation and Crown Prosecution Service guidance be reviewed to ensure it is fit for purpose in addressing illegal pornography online. It also called for bans on strangulation pornography, even where the acts portrayed are consensual.

If passed, enforcement authority would fall to Ofcom, the country’s communications regulator, which already oversees compliance under the Online Safety Act. Ofcom would be empowered to take action against websites hosting prohibited content.

“The current criminal justice response is ineffective in tackling illegal pornography online,” the Bertin report concluded.

In comments to Metro, Davies-Jones framed the amendment as part of a broader strategy addressing violence against women and girls. “Abuse of victims is ever evolving in the online world and the offline world,” she said. “We need to act, and we need a criminal justice system that’s fit for modern times.”

She added that normalization of such material in society is a concern and that education around healthy consensual relationships forms part of the government’s prevention strategy.