p. 113029. Forgery (additional chapter)
- David OrmerodDavid OrmerodProfessor of Criminal Justice, University College London, Barrister, Bencher of Middle Temple, Door Tenant at Red Lion Chambers
- , and Karl LairdKarl LairdStipendiary Lecturer and Tutor in Law, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, Barrister, 6KBW College Hill
Abstract
Forgery and counterfeiting are regulated by the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981. Forgery overlaps with many other offences and tends to be committed in preparation for some other crime, usually one involving fraud. Although there are many available dishonesty offences, forgery is considered a separate offence because of its serious nature and because it warrants a particular label within the criminal code. It involves making, copying or using a false instrument as well as using a copy of a false instrument, having custody or control of specified kinds of false instrument and making or having custody or control of any means (eg paper, machines) for making false instruments.
