Clause 30 - Providing false information
Identity Cards Bill
6:15 pm
Edward Garnier (Shadow Minister, (Assisted By Shadow Law Officers); Harborough, Conservative)
We had this discussion in relation to other offences earlier in the Bill and it is about the length or the quantity of penalty that should apply to someone who provides false information whether deliberately or recklessly, but certainly not negligently. I simply want the Government to justify the two-year prison sentence in view of the 12-month prison sentence available under clause 31(7). It is up to the Government to discharge the burden of proof here, and I look forward to hearing them do so.