New proposals will make all obscene images of children illegal / Ministry of Justice, 28 May 2008
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"All images of child sexual abuse, including drawings and computer-generated images of child abuse will be illegal and offenders holding such images will face criminal charges and up to three years in prison under new proposals announced by Justice Minister Maria Eagle today.
The proposals were announced as part of the Government's response to a public consultation on the possession of non-photographic visual depictions of under-aged children engaged in sexual activity. It acknowledges the view that paedophiles could be circumventing the law by using computer technology to manipulate real photographs or videos of abuse into drawings or cartoons."

Document: Consultation on the Possession of Non-Photographic Visual Depictions of Child Sexual Abuse - Summary of Responses and Next Steps http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/consultation-non-photographic-response.pdf