On the issue of gifts, point one is that nothing happens until we find out that somebody has accepted a gift. Typically, or 95% of the time, the member tells us that he or she has accepted a gift. From time to time, we can also find out from social media, for instance, that a member has accepted a gift. It has happened in practice, but usually the member self-declares.
Our role is to determine whether the gift was acceptable. If it was accepted, was it acceptable? The test, as I've mentioned, is whether it can be reasonably seen by a reasonable person to have been given to influence. We discuss that with the member, and we generally come to a conclusion that the gift was acceptable. Sometimes it's not, and we require the member to return the gift when it can be returned, or to repay the gift when it has been consumed already.
Grosso modo, that is the issue. You come to us and we assess together whether it meets the test in section 14 of the code so that you can actually keep it. If not, we take measures.