Out of Court Disposals
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/008301/J
Version Date: 25/06/2025
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Data Source
Crimes recorded on crime information system - NICHE
Data Processing:
Qliksense Crimes & Outcomes Report
Filtered on Crimed Date: 01/01/2023 - 28/05/2025
Filtered on all relevant offences (see offences used tab)
Filtered on Outcome Subgroups ‘Out-of-court (formal)’ and ‘Out-of-court (informal)’
Caveats/Limitations
No crimes/Cancelled Crimes excluded
Please disclose, since January 1 2023, the use of out-of-court disposals for the following offences.
* Possessing indecent images (any category)
* Making indecent images (any category)
* Distributing indecent images (any category)
For each of those three categories, please breakdown each offence by the method of disposal.
|
Offence/Out of Court Outcome |
Count |
|
Disclose / threaten to disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress |
10 |
|
Adult Caution |
9 |
|
Community Resolution |
1 |
|
"Offences of sharing or threatening to share intimate photographs or film with intent Sexual Offences Act 2003 Sec 66B (2) and 66B (3)" |
3 |
|
Adult Caution |
1 |
|
Community Resolution |
2 |
|
Possess a prohibited image of a child (recordable) |
2 |
|
Adult Caution |
2 |
|
Possess extreme pornographic image / images portraying act which involved sexual interference with a corpse (recordable) |
1 |
|
Adult Caution |
1 |
|
Possess extreme pornographic image / images portraying an act of intercourse / oral sex with a dead / alive animal (recordable) |
3 |
|
Adult Caution |
3 |
|
Possess indecent photograph / pseudo-photograph of a child (recordable) |
19 |
|
Adult Caution |
14 |
|
Community Resolution |
2 |
|
Youth Caution |
3 |
|
Record image under clothing to observe another without consent (recordable) |
1 |
|
Community Resolution |
1 |
|
"Send letter / communication / article that is threatening / false / of an indecent / offensive nature Section 1 Malicious Communications Act 1988" |
99 |
|
Adult Caution |
31 |
|
Community Resolution |
63 |
|
Youth Caution |
5 |
|
"Send photograph or film of genitals to cause alarm, distress, humiliation OR Sexual gratification and reckless Section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003" |
5 |
|
Adult Caution |
1 |
|
Community Resolution |
3 |
|
Youth Caution |
1 |
|
"Sending indecent / grossly offensive communications etc with intent to cause distress or anxiety Section 1 Malicious Communications Act 1988" |
59 |
|
Adult Caution |
27 |
|
Community Resolution |
29 |
|
Youth Caution |
3 |
|
Take / make / distribute indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children |
23 |
|
Adult Caution |
5 |
|
Community Resolution |
16 |
|
Youth Caution |
2 |
For example, how many were issues a caution, how many issues with a Community Resolution Order, and how many received NFA.