# Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, Section 10: Offence of providing false or misleading information for allowances claims

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A member of the House of Commons commits an offence if the member—
(a) makes a claim under the MPs' allowances scheme, and
(b) provides information for the purposes of the claim that the member knows to be false or misleading in a material respect.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine or to both.
(2A) In the application of this section in England and Wales, the reference in subsection (2)(a) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or to 6 months in relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022).
(3) In the application of this section—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) in Northern Ireland,
the reference in subsection (2)(a) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/13/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-standards-act-2009/section-10
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