Section 69 Offence in relation to CSEA reportingI1I2
United Kingdom
A person commits an offence if, in purported compliance with a requirement under section 66—
the person provides information that is false in a material respect, and
at the time the person provides it, the person knows that it is false in a material respect or is reckless as to whether it is false in a material respect.
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);
on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both).
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 69 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(1)
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S. 69 in force at 7.4.2026 for specified purposes by S.I. 2026/262, reg. 2(1)(c)(2)