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Fraud Bill [HL]

I can respond, I hope, equally briefly. Surely the person will not be found guilty of the offence, because he cannot possibly have acted dishonestly in those circumstances. It is therefore unnecessary to add this requirement. It also has the disadvantage that, if one puts something in, it gives an additional element for the prosecution to have to prove, rather than, as one would think more appropriate, the defendant saying ““I was not dishonest; look at the proof of that. My goodness me, they actually knew exactly what I was doing and that I had consented to it””. End, one would think, of case; whether that is also end of amendment, I know not.