Tory MP Robert Jenrick has posted to X in response to breaking news that Jonathan Reynolds allegedly 'fabricated' his CV by saying he'd practiced as a Solicitor.
Robert Jenrick posted:
Reynolds was never a solicitor.
Like the Chancellor, the Business Secretary fabricated his CV.
Under s17 of the Legal Services Act 2007, pretending to be a solicitor is a criminal offence.
He’s bang to rights. Over to you, @Keir_Starmer.
https://twitter.com/RobertJenrick/status/1891867527824748900
Mr Jenrick continued:
Section 17 to pretend to be entitled
(1) It is an offence for a person—
(a) wilfully to pretend to be entitled to carry on any activity which is a reserved legal activity when that person is not so entitled, or
(b) with the intention of implying falsely that that person is so entitled, to take or use any name, title or description.
(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F1 the general limit in a magistrates’ court] or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both), and
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both).
(3) In relation to an offence under subsection (1) committed before [F22 May 2022], the reference in subsection (2)(a) to [F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court] is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
Guido Fawkes was at the forefront of the breaking news this morning.
https://twitter.com/GuidoFawkes/status/1891806687637524494
