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  "title": "UK Protection of Children Act 1978 Section 1 - Indecent Photographs of Children",
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  "last_updated": "2026-06-04",
  "bluf": "Section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 (PCA 1978) creates four offences related to indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children: (a) taking, permitting to be taken, or making such images; (b) distributing or showing…",
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