Offence
Use a false instrument with intent it be accepted as genuine - Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981
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
- 20
- Upcoming hearings
- 1
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 12
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (20)
- Official offence code
- FC81006
- The law
- Contrary to sections 3 and 6 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Norwich Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Willesden Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Northampton Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Basingstoke (1 hearing)
- Brighton Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Crawley Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Guildford Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Kings Lynn Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Southampton (West Hampshire) Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Taunton Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Uxbridge Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
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