Our ability to publish information – including details of our enforcement cases – plays an important part in enabling our commitment to transparency, and increases awareness and understanding of our decisions and actions.
The following tables name employers who have received an Escalating Penalty Notice (EPN) for breaches relating to automatic enrolment under the Pensions Act 2008. We will publish the names of those who have paid their EPN and remain non-compliant, as well as those who have failed to pay their EPN and as a result have been made subject to a court order.
We also publish information about failures to complete a scheme return or prepare a compliant chair’s statement. Trustees have a legal obligation to give us information about their pension scheme by completing a scheme return when required, and can be fined under section 10 of the Pensions Act 1995. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Charges and Governance) Regulations 2015 also require us to issue a mandatory penalty where there has been a failure to prepare a chair’s statement. The list includes the name of the scheme, type of breach, and the fine amount, and names any professional trustee related to that scheme.
We will publish this information on a quarterly basis. Penalties are listed when they become payable but may relate to an historical breach.
Employer non-compliant, subject to further action (EPN paid)
1 April to 30 June 2020
| Employer name | City / town | Amount paid |
|---|---|---|
| Barkers Estate Agents | Watford | £5,000 |
| Connect Cars Middleton Ltd | Manchester | £1,400 |
| LKM Investments | Reading | £1,400 |
| Centrespace Design LLP | Reading | £1,400 |
| Shining Star Playschool Limited | Leicester | £5,000 |
| Thomas Street Nursery Limited | Birmingham | £1,400 |
| K Hughes Electrical Services Limited | Birmingham | £1,400 |
| Tatry Group Ltd | Milton Keynes | £1,400 |
| Petals of Piccadilly Limited | Birmingham | £700 |
Please note that the values shown as paid are the values for the Escalating Penalty Notice only and may not be the value of the payment made. The payment value will include the Fixed Penalty Notice value if that remained unpaid as well as the associated court fees.
Unpaid EPNs subject to a Court Order
1 April to 30 June 2020
| Employer name | City / town | Amount paid |
|---|---|---|
No Data as none processed March to June
Chair's statement fines – failing to produce
Please note that penalties are listed when they become payable but may relate to an historical breach.
1 April to 30 June 2020
| Scheme | Professional trustee / pension professional | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Robert J Hart & Co Retirement Benefits Scheme 002263 | £500.20 | |
| Rushcliffe Golf Club Retirement Benefits Scheme | £500.30 | |
| Aqua Cure Plc EPP | £500.30 |
Chair's statement fines – not compliant
Please note that penalties are listed when they become payable but may relate to an historical breach.
1 April to 30 June 2020
| Scheme name | Professional trustee / pension professional | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Walt Disney Retirement Savings Plan | £551.40 | |
| Heinz UK Pension Plan | £500 |
Scheme return fine – failing to submit to us on time
1 April to 30 June 2020
| Scheme name | Number of fines issued | Professional trustee / pension professional | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unique Collections Ltd HE4358 | 1 | £450.00 |