Correspondence

MOJ circular: Child abduction and pornography offences

This circular gives details of a number of offences introduced by the Crime and Policing Act 2026.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 6 November 2026
• Last updated: 6 November 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

MOJ circular: Child abduction and pornography offences

PDF, 262 KB, 9 pages

MOJ circular: Child abduction and pornography offences (Welsh version)

PDF, 348 KB, 10 pages

Details

The purpose of this circular is to notify recipients of the commencement of sections, 104, 105, 107 and 137 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 which are now in force. Namely offences related to:

• detaining a child abroad without the appropriate consent
• possession and publication of pornography depicting strangulation or suffocation, sex between certain family members, or sexual activity with someone who is or is pretending to be under 16

• Last updated: 6 November 2026
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  1. 6 November 2026

     Welsh version published.

  2. 6 November 2026

     First published.