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<table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of prosecutions and convictions under section
62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009 for the financial years from 2012/13 to 2016/17
can be found in the table below. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Number
of prosecutions and convictions under Section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009,
possession of prohibited image of a child, 2012/13 to 2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
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</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr></tbody></table>A
defendant who appears before both magistrates’ court and Crown Court may not do so
within the same year, meaning for a given year convictions may exceed prosecutions
or sentences may not equal convictions. Defendants who appear before both courts may
be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were
originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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