“To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Committee has made of the effectiveness of the Electoral Commission's powers to enforce compliance with political donation rules.”
Asked by
Phil Brickell
Answering Minister
the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Answer from Hansard
Sir Jeremy Wright (Kenilworth and Southam)
There are high levels of compliance with the UK’s political donation laws. The Electoral Commission currently has a range of powers to investigate and sanction suspected breaches of the law, but it has recommended making its enforcement powers more effective. It has also recommended increasing the maximum fine for breaches of the law from £20,000 to £500,000, which would ensure that the prospect of a fine acts as a more proportionate and credible deterrent.