Clause 30 - Providing false information
Identity Cards Bill
6:15 pm
Edward Garnier (Shadow Minister, (Assisted By Shadow Law Officers); Harborough, Conservative)
We are talking about the state of mind of the person who provides the false information. A state of mind is a fact. It is usually to be inferred from what someone says or does or knows. I know the difference between negligence and recklessness. I wanted to know whether, for the purposes of the criminal law, there is a difference in this case between recklessness and deliberate behaviour. I think the Under-Secretary has persuaded me that what the Government intend is in line with the current state of the criminal law.