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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-11more like thismore than 2019-01-11
answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission more like this
answering dept id 36 remove filter
answering dept short name Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission more like this
answering dept sort name Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission more like this
hansard heading Political Parties: Fines more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2019 to Question 203928 and the Answer of 8 January 2019 to Question 205307, on Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000: Fines, if the Speaker's Committee will undertake a review of whether it is an appropriate and proportionate enforcement policy practice by the Electoral Commission for a political party to be fined £6,000 for submitting a quarterly reporting one day after the deadline. more like this
tabling member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Hall remove filter
uin 207584 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-20more like thismore than 2019-05-20
answer text <p>It is not the remit of the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, as set out in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, to scrutinise the Electoral Commission’s enforcement policies.</p><p>Parliament made it an offence to deliver, without reasonable excuse, donation reports that are inaccurate or miss the statutory deadline. Parliament gave the Commission investigation and sanction powers for these, and other, offences. Parliament also set out a legal right of appeal for those sanctioned by the Commission, including on the grounds that the amount of the penalty is unreasonable.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South more like this
answering member printed Bridget Phillipson more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-20T12:48:14.007Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-20T12:48:14.007Z
answering member
4046
label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson more like this
tabling member
4450
label Biography information for Luke Hall more like this
1035122
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-04more like thismore than 2019-01-04
answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission more like this
answering dept id 36 remove filter
answering dept short name Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission more like this
answering dept sort name Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission more like this
hansard heading Political Parties: Disclosure of Information more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the appropriateness of the Commission's use of civil sanctions for the late submission of political parties' quarterly reports. more like this
tabling member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Hall remove filter
uin 205307 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-08more like thismore than 2019-01-08
answer text <p>The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 requires registered political parties to report cash and non-cash donations and borrowing to the Electoral Commission on a quarterly basis. Parliament made it an offence to deliver, without reasonable excuse, donation reports that are inaccurate or miss the statutory deadline. Parliament also gave the Commission investigation and sanction powers for these, and other, offences. The Commission investigates and where appropriate sanctions inaccurate or late donation reports in line with its Enforcement Policy.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South more like this
answering member printed Bridget Phillipson more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-08T09:52:54.413Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-08T09:52:54.413Z
answering member
4046
label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson more like this
tabling member
4450
label Biography information for Luke Hall more like this
1028628
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-19more like thismore than 2018-12-19
answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission more like this
answering dept id 36 remove filter
answering dept short name Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission more like this
answering dept sort name Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission more like this
hansard heading Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000: Fines more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if she will place in the Library a copy of the guidance that the Electoral Commission uses when determining the proportionality of setting the level of a variable monetary penalty. more like this
tabling member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Hall remove filter
uin 203928 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-07more like thismore than 2019-01-07
answer text <p>The Electoral Commission has powers to impose a variable monetary penalty where it is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a person has committed a prescribed offence or contravention under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. The Commission takes decisions on sanctions in line with its Enforcement Policy. This document was the result of a public consultation and is available on its website; I have arranged for copies to be placed in the Library.</p><p>The Commission has called for an increase to the maximum penalty it can impose on political parties and others for offences or contraventions under the political finance rules. The Commission’s view is that the current maximum fine of £20,000 per offence could be seen as a cost of doing business, and that monetary penalties should be more proportionate to the income and expenditure of larger and well-funded parties and campaigners.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South more like this
answering member printed Bridget Phillipson more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-07T09:25:21.733Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-07T09:25:21.733Z
answering member
4046
label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson more like this
tabling member
4450
label Biography information for Luke Hall more like this