1 Possession of pornographic written material about children

(1) Section 62 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (possession of prohibited
images of children) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), after “prohibited image of a child” insert “or pornographic
5written material about a child”.

(3) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) Pornographic written material about a child is written material
which—

(a) falls within subsection (6), and

(b) 10is grossly offensive, disgusting or pornographic or otherwise of
an obscene character.”

(4) In subsection (3), after “image” insert “or written material”.

(5) After subsection (5) insert—

“(5A) Where (as found in the person’s possession) written material forms
15part of a series of written material, the question whether the written
material is of such a nature as is mentioned in subsection (2A) is to be
determined by reference to—

(a) the written material itself, and

(b) (if the series of written material is such as to be capable of
20providing a context for the written material) the context in
which it occurs in the series of written material.

(5B) So, for example, where—

(a) written material forms an integral part of a narrative
constituted by a series of written material, and

(b) having regard to those written materials as a whole, they are not
5of such a nature that they must reasonably be assumed to have
been produced solely or principally for the purpose of sexual
arousal,

the written material may, by virtue of being part of that narrative, be
found not to be pornographic, even though it might have been found to
10be pornographic if taken by itself.”

(6) In subsection (6), insert “or written material” after the word “image” each time
it appears.

2 Short title, commencement and extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the Coroners and Justice (Amendment) Act 2013.

(2) 15This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.

(3) This Act extends to England and Wales, and Northern Ireland.