Offence
Possess / control a false / improperly obtained / another persons identity document
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
- 56
- Courts listing it
- 30
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (56)
- Official offence code
- ID10003
- The law
- Contrary to section 6 of the Identity Documents Act 2010.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Uxbridge Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Norwich Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Westminster Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Basingstoke (2 hearings)
- Bexley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Crawley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Hull and Holderness Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Ipswich Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Northampton Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Nottingham Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Peterborough Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Thames Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)