The consultation paper provides no evidence to suggest that hospitality has an improper purpose or effect.

Accessing police computer information for an improper purpose was an offence that involved deliberation.

Note that the improper purpose or the irrelevant consideration must be such as to materially influence the decision.

Second, we have found no evidence that information contained in the files of former officials was used for an improper purpose.

But if the sole purpose was to destroy a voting majority, or block a takeover bid, that would be an improper purpose.