Dear Mr Pearce,

Thank you for your email of 18 April 2016 in which you ask for the
following information from the Ministry of Justice:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please could you provide me with the
following information:

How many prosecutions have been brought under the obscene publication acts
of 1959 and 1964 since they came into force?

How many prosecutions have been successful ?

Your request has been passed to me because I have responsibility for
answering requests relating to court proceedings statistics.

Your request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA).

Under the Act, the department is required to provide you with a response
within 20 working days. I will write to you in response to your request
for information by 17 May 2016.

The Freedom of Information Act includes a number of exemptions to
releasing information. Some of these are qualified exemptions which
require us to consider whether it is in the public interest to disclose or
withhold the information. In these circumstances we may need more time to
consider your request, and if this is the case I will write to you by the
date above to inform you of when you can expect to receive a
response.      

If you have any queries regarding this request please do not hesitate to
contact me, quoting ref: 230-16 FOI 104729 in all future correspondence

Kunjal Amin      

Criminal Justice System Statistics         

Justice Statistics Analytical Services     

Ministry Of Justice        

This e-mail (and any attachment) is intended only for the attention of
the addressee(s). Its unauthorised use, disclosure, storage or copying
is not permitted. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy
all
copies and inform the sender by return e-mail.

Internet e-mail is not a secure medium. Any reply to this message
could be intercepted and read by someone else. Please bear that in
mind when deciding whether to send material in response to this message
by e-mail.

This e-mail (whether you are the sender or the recipient) may be
monitored, recorded and retained by the Ministry of Justice. E-mail
monitoring / blocking software may be used, and e-mail content may be
read at any time. You have a responsibility to ensure laws are not
broken when composing or forwarding e-mails and their contents.

Dear Mr Pearce

Please find a response to one of your recent enquiries of the Ministry of
Justice

David Carmichael

Criminal Justice System Statistics

Post Point 7.02, 102 Petty France

London SW1H 9AJ

This e-mail (and any attachment) is intended only for the attention of
the addressee(s). Its unauthorised use, disclosure, storage or copying
is not permitted. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy
all
copies and inform the sender by return e-mail.

Internet e-mail is not a secure medium. Any reply to this message
could be intercepted and read by someone else. Please bear that in
mind when deciding whether to send material in response to this message
by e-mail.

This e-mail (whether you are the sender or the recipient) may be
monitored, recorded and retained by the Ministry of Justice. E-mail
monitoring / blocking software may be used, and e-mail content may be
read at any time. You have a responsibility to ensure laws are not
broken when composing or forwarding e-mails and their contents.

Dear Mr Pearce,

Please find attached our response to your request.  

Kind Regards

Kunjal Amin

Justice Statistics Analytical Services 
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
7th Floor area 7:02
London
SW1H 9AJ

This e-mail (and any attachment) is intended only for the attention of
the addressee(s). Its unauthorised use, disclosure, storage or copying
is not permitted. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy
all
copies and inform the sender by return e-mail.

Internet e-mail is not a secure medium. Any reply to this message
could be intercepted and read by someone else. Please bear that in
mind when deciding whether to send material in response to this message
by e-mail.

This e-mail (whether you are the sender or the recipient) may be
monitored, recorded and retained by the Ministry of Justice. E-mail
monitoring / blocking software may be used, and e-mail content may be
read at any time. You have a responsibility to ensure laws are not
broken when composing or forwarding e-mails and their contents.