Written evidence to be reported to the House
Political Parties and Elections Bill
12:00 pm
Peter Wardle: No, it is not. We would not dissent, being an organisation that has been set up to encourage transparency, from any attempt to underline the requirements on transparency, which is what the clauses are trying to do. What we are saying in the briefing is that you have to set against that the potential disbenefits. In terms of what is in the Bill, we are concerned that the potential disbenefits in practical terms may outweigh the benefits; we are not saying that the whole idea is completely unworkable, but that it is not desirable as it currently stands.