Consultation on Possession of Non-photographic Visual Depictions of Child Sexual Abuse
In 2007, the Scottish Government (the then Scottish Executive), the Ministry of Justice (formerly the Home Office) and the Northern Ireland Office undertook a joint consultation on the Possession of Non-Photographic Visual Depictions of Child Sexual Abuse. 25 responses were received and copies can also be obtained from the Scottish Government Library.
The purpose of the consultation 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 shortcomings in the current criminal law and how they should be addressed. The consultation also sought views on a proposal to create a new offence of possession of these images of child sexual abuse.