HC Deb 20 March 1973 vol 853 cc42-3W
Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Metropolitan Police has abandoned its practice of accepting disclaimers in respect of obscene literature, following the criticisms made of this practice by the Court of Appeal in the case of Regina v. Metropolitan Police Commissioner, ex parte Blackburn

Mr. Carlisle

The Commissioner informs me that the practice of accepting disclaimers in respect of obscene articles seized by the police under warrants issued in accordance with Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 has been discontinued.