Final Notice
FINAL NOTICE
To:
CAPITAL CAR NETWORK LIMITED
ACTION
1.
For the reasons set out in this Final Notice, the Authority hereby takes the following
action against CCNL.
2.
The Authority issued to CCNL the Decision Notice which notified it that for the
reasons given below and pursuant to section 55J of the Act, the Authority had
decided to cancel CCNL’s Part 4A permission.
3.
CCNL has not referred the matter to the Tribunal within 28 days of the date on
which the Decision Notice was issued to it.
4.
Accordingly, the Authority has today cancelled CCNL’s Part 4A permission.
DEFINITIONS
5.
The definitions below are used in this Final Notice:
“CCNL” means Capital Car Network Limited;
“CCNL’s Part 4A permission” means the permission granted by the Authority to
CCNL pursuant to Part 4A of the Act;
“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
“the Authority” means the Financial Conduct Authority;
“the Decision Notice” means the Decision Notice issued to CCNL dated 27 August
2020;
“RAG” means Regulated Activity Group as referred to in SUP;
“RDC” means Regulated Activity Group as referred to in SUP;
“the Return” means the CCR007 for the period ended 30 September 2019, which
CCNL was due to submit to the Authority by 11 November 2019;
“the suitability Threshold Condition” means the Threshold Condition set out in
paragraph 2E of Schedule 6 to the Act;
“the Threshold Conditions” means the threshold conditions set out in Schedule 6
to the Act;
“the Tribunal” means the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber); and
“the Warning Notice” means the Warning Notice issued to CCNL dated 6 August
2020.
REASONS FOR ACTION
6.
On the basis of the facts and matters and conclusions described in the Warning
Notice and in the Decision Notice, it appears to the Authority that CCNL is failing to
satisfy the suitability Threshold Condition, in that the Authority is not satisfied that
CCNL is a fit and proper person having regard to all the circumstances, including
whether CCNL managed its business in such a way as to ensure that its affairs were
conducted in a sound and prudent manner.
7.
This is because CCNL has failed to comply with the regulatory requirement to
submit the Returns. CCNL has not been open and co-operative in all its dealings
with the Authority, in that CCNL has failed to respond adequately to the Authority's
repeated requests for it to submit the Returns, and has thereby failed to comply
with Principle 11 of the Authority's Principles for Businesses and to satisfy the
Authority that it is ready, willing and organised to comply with the requirements
and standards under the regulatory system.
8.
These failures, which are significant in the context of CCNL’s suitability, lead the
Authority to conclude that CCNL has failed to manage its business in such a way as
to ensure that its affairs are conducted in a sound and prudent manner, that it is
not a fit and proper person, and that it is therefore failing to satisfy the Threshold
Conditions in relation to the regulated activities for which CCNL was granted a Part
4A permission.
DECISION MAKER
9.
The decision which gave rise to the obligation to give this Final Notice was made
by the Regulatory Decisions Committee.
IMPORTANT
10.
This Final Notice is given to CCNL in accordance with section 390(1) of the Act.
Publicity
11.
The Authority must publish such information about the matter to which this Final
Notice relates as the Authority considers appropriate. The information may be
published in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate. However, the
Authority may not publish information if such publication would, in the opinion of
the Authority, be unfair to CCNL or prejudicial to the interest of consumers.
12.
The Authority intends to publish such information about the matter to which this
Final Notice relates as it considers appropriate.
Authority Contact
13.
For more information concerning this matter generally, please contact Arunn
Thiruchelvam at the Authority (direct line: 020 7066 1241).
Anna Couzens
Enforcement and Market Oversight Division