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<p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)indicate the number of offences
charged, in which a prosecution commenced at magistrates' courts under Section 2 of
the Obscene Publications Act 1959 (publishing or having an obscene article for publication
for gain), rather than identifying the number of people prosecuted.</p><p>Section
2 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 creates the offence of publishing or having
an obscene article for publication for gain.</p><p>The table below shows, in each
of the last 8 years, for which figures are available, the number of offences, charged
by way of Section 2 of the OPA 1959, and which reached a first hearing at magistrates'
courts, in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial
Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Obscene Publications Act 1959 { 2 }</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005-2006</strong></p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-2007</strong></p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-2008</strong></p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-2009</strong></p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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