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Electoral Administration Bill

My Lords, I have to be honest—particularly when I am dealing with aspects of law because I know perfectly well that the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, is a very eminent lawyer. I would not accuse him of hypocrisy either, which is what he said. I am told that the Bill follows the distinctions in the PPERA for donations. In other words, it continues to mirror, I think, what happens in that Act. So although the noble Lord quite rightly says there is a recklessness standard there, it mirrors exactly what happens in PPERA. I understand that to mean that when you look at the loans regime and the donations regime together, you will see that the criminal offences mirror each other. That is a very significant issue because it is the basis upon which I believe—having thought very hard about this—treasurers will find it easier to adapt to this regime because it will mirror what they have had before.