# Britain’s first trans MP admits doctoring her own passport to access gambling site

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/britains-first-trans-mp-admits-doctoring-her-own-passport-to-access-gambling-site/
- Published: 2026-11-02T16:33:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T16:49:31+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16259041/Britains-trans-MP-admits-doctoring-passport-access-gambling-site.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Katie Wallis admitted altering a passport image to access a gambling site.
- She acted while experiencing acute psychological distress.
- The court imposed a nine-month conditional discharge.

## Summary

Former MP Katie Wallis admitted digitally altering an image of her passport to bypass her own gambling self-exclusion and access an online betting platform. The case matters because she had faced charges relating to a false passport, but was instead convicted of a single offence under the Computer Misuse Act.

Cardiff Crown Court heard that Wallis, who represented Bridgend from 2019 to 2024, acted impulsively in April 2022 while experiencing acute psychological distress. She used the account to gamble and lost the money herself; the court was told she did not alter her physical passport, access anyone else’s data or repeat the conduct. She received a nine-month conditional discharge and must pay a £26 surcharge.

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