Harriet Harman, and Janet Kidd’s donation: possible offences

I’ve been having another think about donationsgate, specifically thinking about potential offences in relation to the Harriet Harman donation.

If Janet Kidd failed to tell Harriet Harman’s team the money was really from Abrahams, then she may have committed an offence under paragraph 6(5) of Schedule 7 to PPERA.

If she did, but a team member failed to tell Harman, then that team member may have committed an offence under section 61(2), which applies http://www.gooakley.com/ because of para. 9 of Schedule 7 (with Harriet in effect as “regulated donee” being her own treasurer, and in the same position, legally, as Peter Watt in relation to the wider donations).

And if Harriet Harman knew (which she denies of course) then she could have committed an offence under para. 12(2) of Schedule 7.