Offence
Make 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
- 1,254
- Upcoming hearings
- 17
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 129
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (1,254)
- Sentencing guideline
- Possession of indecent photograph of child/ Indecent photographs of children
- Official offence code
- PK78008
- The law
- Contrary to sections 1(1)(a) 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
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (38 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (31 hearings)
- Chelmsford Magistrates' Court (23 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (22 hearings)
- Dudley Magistrates' Court (22 hearings)
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (22 hearings)
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (22 hearings)
- Norwich Magistrates' Court (21 hearings)
- Colchester Magistrates' Court (19 hearings)
- Medway (Chatham) Magistrates' Court (19 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (19 hearings)
- Thames Magistrates' Court (19 hearings)
- Basingstoke (18 hearings)
- Bristol Magistrates' Court (18 hearings)
- Cambridge Magistrates' Court (18 hearings)