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HM12031 - Publish a misleading advertisement for a medicinal product

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
HM12031
Offence title
Publish a misleading advertisement for a medicinal product
Legislation
Contrary to regulations 280(3) and 303(1) and (3) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012.
CJS category code
CE
Offence class
3
Custodial indicator
Yes
Recordable on PNC
Yes
Offence start date
13-Mar-15
Blocked for use
No
XHB indicator
No

Source data

Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 4687.