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CP96001 - Contempt of court by breach of section 17 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
Important
This page shows classification data from the Active CJS Offence Index. It is not sentencing advice and does not predict what will happen in an individual case.
CJS category CE Class 3 Custody Yes PNC Yes
Classification details
- Offence code
- CP96001
- Offence title
- Contempt of court by breach of section 17 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
- Legislation
- Contrary to section 18 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996.
- CJS category code
- CE
- Offence class
- 3
- Custodial indicator
- Yes
- Recordable on PNC
- Yes
- Offence start date
- 12-Mar-15
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 2419.