184 Offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm
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Offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm

184  Offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm

(1)     A person (D) commits an offence if—

(a)     D does a relevant act capable of encouraging or assisting the serious self-harm of another person, and

(b)     D's act was intended to encourage or assist the serious self-harm of another person.

(2)     D “does a relevant act” if D—

(a)     communicates in person,

(b)     sends, transmits or publishes a communication by electronic means,

(c)     shows a person such a communication,

(d)     publishes material by any means other than electronic means,

(e)     sends, gives, shows or makes available to a person—

(i)     material published as mentioned in paragraph (d), or

(ii)     any form of correspondence, or

(f)     sends, gives or makes available to a person an item on which data is stored electronically.

(3)     “Serious self-harm” means self-harm amounting to—

(a)     in England and Wales and Northern

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