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OF61048 - Abandon a child under the age of two years whereby life / health endangered
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
- OF61048
- Offence title
- Abandon a child under the age of two years whereby life / health endangered
- Legislation
- Contrary to section 27 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
- CJS category code
- CE
- Offence class
- 3
- Custodial indicator
- Yes
- Recordable on PNC
- Yes
- Offence start date
- 15-Mar-15
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 7246.