# Crime and Policing Act 2026, Paragraph 12

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

An offence under any of—
(a) Article 3 of the Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1047 (N.I. 17)) (indecent photographs of children);
(b) Article 15 of the Criminal Justice (Evidence, Etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1847 (N.I. 17)) (possession of indecent photographs of children);
(c) the following provisions of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1769 (N.I. 2))—
(i) Articles 12 to 15 (rape and other offences against children under 13);
(ii) Articles 16 to 22E (child sex offences);
(iii) Articles 23 to 26 (abuse of position of trust);
(iv) Articles 32 and 33 (familial child sex offences);
(v) Articles 37 to 40 (sexual offences against children);
(vi) Article 42A (child sexual abuse image-generators);
(d) section 62 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (possession of prohibited image of child);
(e) section 69 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (possession of paedophile manual).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/schedule/10/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/schedule-10/paragraph-12
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