Researchers welcome reforms on extreme porn laws

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Otherwise, we'll assume you're OK to continue. Two leading campaigners have welcomed today's announcement that the Government will reform the law on extreme pornography to include images of rape. Prime Minister David Cameron announced a series of measures to curb online pornography including making the possession of online pornography depicting rape illegal, bringing England and Wales in line with Scotland. This gap in the current law was identified in the research of Professors Clare McGlynn and Erika Rackley , of Durham Law School, in 2009. Professors McGlynn and Rackley worked with women's organisations in 2010 to ensure that the Scottish law on pornography included images of rape.