A spokeswoman said that it could seek criminal prosecution in cases involving 'large amounts of money, repeated material failures to comply, or deliberate intent'.

In 2014, a police watchdog probed claims she failed to reveal a relationship with a colleague at a disciplinary hearing but felt there was no deliberate intent to withhold information.

There have been cases of deliberate intent, where someone through ignorance or malice deliberately aimed a laser at an aircraft.

Indeed, biases sometimes come from deliberate intent to mislead or other scientific fraud.

In addition, game misconducts are assessed for deliberate intent to inflict severe injury on an opponent.