Child porn arrests reach record high
The number of people convicted or cautioned for possessing, making or distributing child abuse images has reached an all-time high.
A record 1,781 offenders were convicted or cautioned in 2010, the latest year for which figures are available, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said.
But a fifth of these were cautioned, including 155 offenders involved in taking, publishing, making or distributing indecent images of children.
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said: “Guidance to the police and CPS is clear that simple cautions should not normally be given for serious crimes such as sexual offences.”