Clause 7
Political Parties and Elections Bill
12:45 pm
David Howarth (Shadow Solicitor General, Ministry of Justice; Cambridge, Liberal Democrat)
It is simply the Electoral Commission’s point about clause 7(1). Political activities for the non-political commissioners are currently defined as being activities
“within the last ten years”,
which the clause would change to
“within the last five years”.
The commission has expressed some doubt about that. As I understand it, it wishes to make a clear distinction between the non-political and political commissioners, as long as political commissioners are to take part in its work.