The S214B Complaint

On 10 February 2006, the Electoral Commission wrote to the Police on the issues of Labour over-spending under S214B.

The important thing to note from above is that the full Electoral Commission concluded there had been a breach, not just the CEO. The Commission include two Judges (one retired) and the Secretary of Justice.

It is useful to then review at this point, who has formed an opinion that Labour broke the law:

Chief Electoral Officer David Henry
Electioral Commission CEO Dr Helena Catt
Hon. Anthony (Tony) Ellis QC
Chief Judge Joe Williams
Secretary for Justice Belinda Clark

And from the way the agencies refer to their legal advice, it is implicit that similiar advice came from:

Crown Law
Ministry of Justice

And in terms of people with a legal background who think Labour did not break the law, we have:

Heather Simpson’s lawyers

And let us remember that the Police sought no legal advice before making their decisions. Anyway onto the S214B investigation …