Possession of one or more false identity documents can lead to a criminal conviction under the Identity Documents Act 2010, which came into force on 21 January 2011.
Amandeep Murria of Kangs Solicitors comments upon the relevant law.
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The Identity Documents Act 2010 (‘the Act’), provides as follows:
Section 4
It is an offence for a person with an improper intention to have in their possession or under their control:
- an identity document which is false and it is known or believed to be false,
- an identity document which was improperly obtained and known or believed to have been improperly obtained, or
- an identity document that relates to someone else.
Section 5
It is an offence for an individual with the prohibited intention to make or to have in their possession or under their control:
- any apparatus which that individual knows is or has been specially designed or adapted for the making of false identity documents, or
- any article or material which that individual knows is or has been specially designed or adapted to be used in the making of such documents.
Section 6
It is an offence for an individual, without reasonable excuse, to have in their possession or under their control:
- an identity document that is false,
- an identity document that was improperly obtained,
- an identity document that relates to someone else,
- any apparatus which that individual knows is or has been specially designed or adapted for the making of false identity documents, or
- any article or material which that individual knows is or has been specially designed or adapted to be used in the making of such documents.
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Examples of False Documents include:
- a passport,
- an immigration document,
- a driving licence,
- a document in use instead of a passport.
Penalties For Identity Document Offences | Kangs Solicitors
Convictions for offences arising under the Act may be dealt with in both Magistrates’ Courts and Crown Courts.
- At a Magistrates’ Court, upon summary conviction, a maximum prison sentence of six months and/or a fine.
- At a Crown Court, upon conviction on indictment, a maximum prison sentence of ten years for Sections 4 and 5. For section 6, a maximum prison sentence of two years.
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