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Momentum Fined For 'multiple Breaches' Of Electoral Law
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The Electoral Commission has fined Momentum for multiple breaches of electoral law due to inaccurate spending returns relating to the 2017 general election in at least four different instances.
//£12,150 for failing to submit a spending return that was complete and accurate
£2,700 for omitting £22,958.46 of reportable donations from a post-poll donation report
£250 for failing to provide the required declaration to accompany their post-poll donations report
£250 for failing to provide all required invoices with their spending return//
Momentum have claimed that there was a 'clerical error.'
Apparently this investigation had been ongoing since November 2017 - I must confess this is the first time I've heard of it.
Does it really make sense to just issue fines in circumstances like this? The horse has bolted and whatever influence the mis-spending might have gained is long over with. The group can easily afford the fine, too, so the penalty for breaking election spending rules seems pretty toothless.
The Electoral Commission has fined Momentum for multiple breaches of electoral law due to inaccurate spending returns relating to the 2017 general election in at least four different instances.
//£12,150 for failing to submit a spending return that was complete and accurate
£2,700 for omitting £22,958.46 of reportable donations from a post-poll donation report
£250 for failing to provide the required declaration to accompany their post-poll donations report
£250 for failing to provide all required invoices with their spending return//
Momentum have claimed that there was a 'clerical error.'
Apparently this investigation had been ongoing since November 2017 - I must confess this is the first time I've heard of it.
Does it really make sense to just issue fines in circumstances like this? The horse has bolted and whatever influence the mis-spending might have gained is long over with. The group can easily afford the fine, too, so the penalty for breaking election spending rules seems pretty toothless.
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The sums seem inconsequential for a large organisation. There must be a better way than fines for attempts to undermine democracy, or for big businesses who hide behind the letter of the law while laughing at its spirit (Prêt à Manger). Companies like Apple and Facebook don't give a hoot about fines.
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