Source · Select Committees · National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 9
9
Accepted
The Government should amend Part 4 of the Representation of the People Bill to specify...
Recommendation
The Government should amend Part 4 of the Representation of the People Bill to specify that limits on corporate donations apply to the total amount per company, rather than per recipient. (Recommendation, Paragraph 77) 39 Criminal liability for acting as a foreign conduit
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees with the concern regarding corporate donation limits and has accepted in full a similar recommendation from the Rycroft review, also introducing a declaration requirement for donors above a set threshold.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Government agrees with the Joint Committee on their concern around the risk of specifying the limits on corporate donations applying to the total amount per company rather than per recipient. The Rycroft review made a similar recommendation which we have accepted in full. The Government is also introducing a requirement for all donors making donations over a set threshold to submit a declaration with their donation. This will ensure that both recipients of donations and the Electoral Commission have the information necessary to ensure companies are not evading rules to donate their profit multiple times.
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