Text as at 26 April 2026

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247F Producing, supplying or obtaining data with intent to commit serious computer offence

(1)A person who produces, supplies or obtains data— is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years.

(a)with the intention of committing a serious computer offence; or

(b)with the intention of facilitating the commission of a serious computer offence (whether by the person or by another person)—

(2)In this section, a reference to a person producing, supplying or obtaining data includes a reference to the person—

(a)producing, supplying or obtaining data held in a computer or contained in a data storage device; and

(b)producing, supplying or obtaining a document in which the data is recorded.

(3)A person may be found guilty of an offence against this section even if committing the serious computer offence is impossible.