Offence
Without authority possess inside a prison an item specified in section 40D(3B)
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
- 92
- Upcoming hearings
- 1
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 42
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (92)
- Official offence code
- PR52043
- The law
- Contrary to section 40D(3A) and (5) of the Prison Act 1952.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Basingstoke (12 hearings)
- Telford Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- Norwich Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- High Wycombe Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Cardiff Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Hull and Holderness Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Mansfield (3 hearings)
- Medway (Chatham) Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Northampton Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Bristol Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Colchester Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Exeter (2 hearings)
- Ipswich Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)