CONSULTATION ON POSSESSION OF NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC VISUAL DEPICTIONS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
The joint consultation between the Scottish Executive, the Ministry of Justice (formerly of the Home Office) and the Northern Ireland Office on the Possession of Non-Photographic Visual Depictions of Child Sexual Abuse is now closed. So far 25 responses have been received and these have been published on this web site. Copies can also be obtained from the Scottish Executive Library. The responses are currently being analysed and an analysis report will be published shortly.
The purpose of the consultation paper was to consider the issues raised by computer generated images, animated images, cartoon drawings, and other visual material depicting the sexual abuse of children not covered elsewhere by statute and to examine any short comings in the current criminal law and how they should be addressed. The consultation also seeked views on a proposal to create a new offence of pessession of these images of child sexual abuse.
A copy of the consultation paper can be found here.