Če ravna informator neprimerno, na primer tako, da se ne drži dogovora, stori kaznivo dejanje v določenem primeru, naklepno ali iz malomarnosti daje napačne informacije, naklepno ne upošteva prejetih navodil ali zavestno odstopa od taktičnih napotkov, se plačila lahko zmanjša, zadrži ali v celoti zahteva nazaj glede na resnost informatorjevega neprimernega ravnanja.
If an informer acts improperly, for example by not keeping to the agreement, committing a criminal offence in a particular case, knowingly or recklessly giving false information, culpably failing to follow received instructions or wilfully departing from tactical directives, payments may be reduced, withheld or recovered in their totality depending on the seriousness of the informer's misconduct.