Political Parties and Elections Bill

Clause 27 : Regulations amending or supplementing section 26 Amendments 90 to 95 90: Clause 27, page 28, line 8, at end insert "or checking a person’s entitlement to be registered in a register" 91: Clause 27, page 28, line 11, at end insert— "(ee) provision for the disclosure by a CORE keeper to a registration officer, for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (d), of information within sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) of that paragraph;" 92: Clause 27, page 28, line 14, at end insert— "(2A) Information obtained by a registration officer or CORE keeper under regulations made by virtue of subsection (2)(d) or (ee) may not be disclosed by the officer or CORE keeper except— (a) for the purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(d), or (b) for the purposes of any criminal or civil proceedings, or, in the case of information obtained by a registration officer, to a person to whom the officer may delegate his or her functions. (2B) A person who discloses information in breach of subsection (2A) is guilty of an offence and liable— (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both; (b) on summary conviction in England and Wales and Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both; (c) on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both." 93: Clause 27, page 28, line 25, leave out "section" and insert "Part" 94: Clause 27, page 28, leave out lines 42 to 44 95: Clause 27, page 28, leave out line 46 Amendments 90 to 95 agreed. Clause 28 : Report by Electoral Commission on provision of identifying information Amendments 96 to 98 not moved.