The Pensions Regulator v Dominic Chappell
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 12 January 2018 |
| Court | Magistrates' Court |
JUDICIARY OF
ENGLAND AND WALES
District Judge Ashworth
In the Brighton Magistrates’ Court
The Pensions Regulator
V
Dominic Chappell
THE LAW
1. The Defendant is summonsed in relation to 3 offences which are only capable of
trial in the Magistrates’ Court. The maximum penalty is a fine. The offences
alleged are that he refused or neglected to provide information or documents to
the Pensions Regulator.
2. The charges are:
Offence (1)
Between 5th May 2016 and 10th August 2017 Dominic Joseph Andrew Chappell neglected
or refused, without reasonable excuse, to provide information or documents, namely
answers to questions about, or documents relating to, the purchase of British Home
Stores Group Ltd by Retail Acquisitions Ltd, when required to do so in a notice issued
on 26th April 2016 under section 72 of the Pensions Act 2004.
Offence (2)
Between 28th May 2016 and 10th August 2017 Dominic Joseph Andrew Chappell
neglected or refused, without reasonable excuse, to provide information or documents,
namely answers to questions about, or documents relating to, the purchase of British
Home Stores Group Ltd by Retail Acquisitions Ltd, when required to do so in a notice
issued on 13th May 2016 under section 72 of the Pensions Act 2004.
Offence (3)
Between 7th March 2017 and 10th August 2017 Dominic Joseph Andrew Chappell
neglected or refused, without reasonable excuse, to provide information or documents,
namely answers to questions about, or documents relating to, the unauthorised disclosure
of restricted information concerning proposed regulatory action in respect of the British
Home Stores pension schemes, when required to do so in a notice issued on 20th
February 2017 under section 72 of the Pensions Act 2004.
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