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  Political Parties and Elections Bill - Innocent mistakes allowed in a donor's declaration - rejected
  
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  The majority of MPs voted[1] against including a subsection in the Political Parties and Elections Bill[2] (in a part which will eventually be added to the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_Parties,_Elections_and_Referendums_Act_2000 Political Parties, Elections and Referendum Act 2000] when it is passed)[3] regulating the "Declaration as to source of donation" of money to a political party.
  
  The Bill already expresses that: 
  :A person who knowingly or recklessly makes a false declaration [of the source of a donation to a political party] commits an offence.
  
  The additional subsection said:
  :A person does not commit an offence if, in the reasonable opinion of the [Electoral Commission], the person had no intention of making, or by innocent mistake made, a false declaration...
  but this was voted down.
  
  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2009-03-02a.588.4#g609.2 Jonathan Djanogly MP], House of Commons, 2 March 2009
  * [2] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2009-03-02a.641.0 Amendment 121], House of Commons, 2 March 2009
  * [3] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmbills/141/08141.5-11.html Declaration as to source of donation], Clause 8, Political Parties and Elections Bill
  
  
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