Member

Amendment 36, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Addington, would enable the maximum level of financial penalty imposed directly for breach of the ticket touting offence to be no more than 10% of the person’s annual global turnover. Enforcement authorities, including local weights and measures authorities in Great Britain, can impose a financial penalty as an alternative to prosecution and have discretion to determine the level of financial penalty up to £20,000. This enables local authorities to impose penalties without having to go through the courts.