Member

Amendment 123 seeks to remove the ability of the Secretary of State to amend the amount charged in a variable penalty notice. The maximum amount of a variable penalty notice is currently set in the Bill at £15,000. The power to amend this by regulations subject to the affirmative procedure, again giving Parliament the driving seat on this, gives the ability to respond to the effectiveness of the fixed penalty as well as inflation, and to tackle abuse with adequate parliamentary scrutiny. The £15,000 figure could be changed, but it is subject to affirmative parliamentary scrutiny.