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PR52044 - Unauthorised possession in prison of knife or offensive weapon
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
- PR52044
- Offence title
- Unauthorised possession in prison of knife or offensive weapon
- Legislation
- Contrary to section 40CA(1) and (4) of the Prison Act 1952.<br /><br />
- CJS category code
- CE
- Offence class
- 3
- Custodial indicator
- Yes
- Recordable on PNC
- Yes
- Offence start date
- 03-Jun-15
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 12857.