FOI reference - FOI-4332
Date - 19 December 2019
Date - 19 December 2019
Request
Please can you let me know the top 5 categories (for each) under which fixed penalty notices (FPNs) and escalating penalty notices (EPNs) are levied by The Pensions Regulator over the last 2 years.
Response
I can confirm that we hold the information you have requested.
Information we are able to supply
The top 5 categories under which we have issued penalties over the last 2 years (1 November 2017 to 31 October 2019) are the same for both FPNs and EPNs:
- Failure to declare automatic enrolment compliance with TPR
- Failure to maintain timely pension scheme contributions
- Complete failure to carry out automatic enrolment
- Failure to carry out a particular component of automatic enrolment (other than declaring compliance)
- Failure to respond to a request for information under Section 72 of the Pensions Act 2008