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OW19007 - Knowingly notify the police with false information of name or home address
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.
Classification details
- Offence code
- OW19007
- Offence title
- Knowingly notify the police with false information of name or home address
- Legislation
- Contrary to section 25(1)(b) and (2) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019.
- CJS category code
- CE
- Offence class
- 3
- Custodial indicator
- Yes
- Recordable on PNC
- Yes
- Offence start date
- 06-Jul-21
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 7401.