Offence
Distribute an indecent photograph / pseudo-photograph of a child
How often this offence appears in the published court listings for England and Wales, which courts list it most and where to read the official sentencing guideline.
- Hearings listed
- 188
- Upcoming hearings
- 4
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 88
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (188)
- Sentencing guideline
- Possession of indecent photograph of child/ Indecent photographs of children
- Official offence code
- PK78003
- The law
- Contrary to sections 1(1)(b) and 6 of the Protection of Children Act 1978.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Hull and Holderness Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Newport (South Wales) Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Cardiff Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Basildon Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Brighton Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Leicester Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Milton Keynes Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Newton Abbot Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Teesside Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Blackburn Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Chelmsford Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Cheltenham Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)