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Description: Sharing explicit images of a child is illegal even if the person who is doing it is a child. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each have their own laws on the sharing of sexually explicit images of children. There is also guidance for how professionals respond to sexting incidents. Part 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 makes possession of sexually explicit images or images of children a crime (regardless of whether you intend to distribute them). The UK law does not define "indecent" however there is information in the prosecution guidance (see below). Causing distress Sometimes , young people who have been involved in sexting may have been manipulated or blackmailed - the person who was the recipient of their image may threaten to share it more widely in the event that the child doesn't send them more. Teenagers may also be worried that in the event of a break-up the person they shared their image with could share the image to get revenge. There is legislation in the UK to protect against this. All over the UK the UK, section 33 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 makes it a crime to share private sexual photographs or films with the intent to cause distress. Part 1 of the Abusive Behaviour (Scotland), Act 2016 makes it a crime to publish in public, or to threaten with the public, intimate photos or videos of another person that cause distress. Sexual communication In all UK nations, part 67 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 makes it a criminal offence to engage in sexual communications with children (under 16). This includes communication that is related to sexual activities and communication with the intention of obtaining sexual gratification (for example, grooming to facilitate sexual abuse). Investigating indecent images If an indecent photograph of a child shows a sexual act, the Sexual Offences Act 2003 states that police must investigate to determine whether sexual offences have been committed and then act accordingly. This applies to all areas of the UK. Key guidelines There is guidelines for professionals from different sectors on responding to sexting incidents. These are sexual images or videos that are created, shared or stored in the possession of people under 18 years old. It does not apply to sexual messages that do not contain imagery or the sharing of sexual images by adults. To clarify this, the guidance employs the phrase "youth produced sexual imagery". The following are the most frequent topics in the guidelines: Children and young people should not be disproportionately punished for sharing sexual images created by youth agencies should collaborate to share advice and information during investigations and assist in educating children on the dangers of sexting. Schools In England, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)and UK Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS) have created guidance for educators regarding children and adolescents sharing nudes and semi-nudes. The guidance includes: Information for all staff and volunteers about what to do if they learn that a child is involved in sexting Advice to nominated child protection leaders and senior leadership teams about how to respond to an incident of sexting (DCMS and UKCIS 2020). In Wales, the Government has also released guidelines to assist schools in addressing sharing of nudes (Welsh Government, 2021). The principles of best practice in these documents of guidance could be beneficial to schools in other countries as well as organizations from other sectors. Police The Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) has published a guide to help professionals and the public confront instances of sexting (PDF) (PSNI 2018). Outcome 21 Every incident of youth-generated sexual images should be reported as an offence. However, in January 2016 the Home Office launched outcome 21. This permits police in England or Wales to note that a crime has occurred however it is not in the public interest for formal criminal justice actions to be taken. Crimes that are recorded in this manner are not likely to be reported during a vetting process in the near future, but this isn't a guarantee. A senior and/or experienced officer is required to make the final decision on the outcome 21. In the event of: - a young person's sexting was not in a way that was abusive or persistent - there is no evidence of grooming, exploitation motive for profit or malicious intent (College of Policing, 2016). Sexting Prosecutors The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in England and Wales offers guidance on indecent or prohibited images of children (CPS 2020). CPS also has Guidelines to prosecute cases involving social media communications (CPS, 2018). The guidelines for communication through social media say that it is not in the public interest to prosecute sexual images are shared in a consensual manner between children of a similar age, however, prosecution could be appropriate in other scenarios, for example if the child is being groomed, bullied or sexual exploitation is involved. The Sentencing Council provides guidance about offence categories for the possession of sexually explicit images of children (Sentencing Council 2014). The Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service (PPS) contains information on indecent images and children in its data on sexual crimes (PPS 2021) The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service of Scotland (COPFS) issued guidance on cases involving social media communication (PDF, COPFS, 2014). This document outlines the lines that are between non-criminal and criminal social media communications. This guidance states that children who are accused of committing crimes will not be prosecuted if they are extremely serious, for example, when there was a serious threat to violence. Guidance for young people The Home Office has published guidance to help young people be aware of the law surrounding making or sharing indecent images of youngsters and children (Home Office 2019). It explains the legislation around sexting in England and Wales, gives definitions of some of the frequently used terms, and informs youngsters what to do if they come upon images of children that are sexually explicit on the internet. Sexting
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