FINAL NOTICE

ACTION

1.
For the reasons set out in this Final Notice, the Authority hereby takes the
following action against Mr Milnes.

2.
The Authority issued to Mr Milnes the Decision Notice which notified him that for
the reasons given below and pursuant to section 55J of the Act, the Authority had
decided to cancel Mr Milnes’ permission.

3.
Mr Milnes has not referred the matter to the Tribunal within 28 days of the date
on which the Decision Notice was issued to him.

4.
Accordingly, the Authority has today cancelled Mr Milnes’ permission.

DEFINITIONS

5.
The definitions below are used in this Final Notice:


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“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 Mr Milnes dated 12
January 2016;

“Mr Milnes” means Jonathan R Milnes;

“Mr Milnes’ permission” means the permission granted by the Authority to Mr
Milnes pursuant to Part 4A of the Act;

“the Return” means the CCR007 return for the period ended 5 April 2015, which
was due to be submitted to the Authority by 19 May 2015;

“the Threshold Conditions” means the threshold conditions set out in Schedule 6
to the Act; and

“the Tribunal” means the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber).

REASONS FOR ACTION

6.
On the basis of the facts and matters and conclusions described in its Warning
Notice issued to Mr Milnes dated 16 December 2015 and in the Decision Notice, it
appears to the Authority that Mr Milnes is failing to satisfy the Threshold
Conditions, in that the Authority is not satisfied that Mr Milnes is a fit and proper
person having regard to all the circumstances, including whether Mr Milnes
managed his business in such a way as to ensure that his affairs were conducted
in a sound and prudent manner.

7.
This is because Mr Milnes has failed to comply with the regulatory requirement to
submit the Return. Mr Milnes has not been open and co-operative in all his
dealings with the Authority, in that he has failed to respond adequately to the
Authority's repeated requests for him to submit the Return, and has thereby
failed to comply with Principle 11 of the Authority's Principles for Businesses and
to satisfy the Authority that he 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 Mr Milnes’ suitability, lead
the Authority to conclude that Mr Milnes has failed to manage his business in such
a way as to ensure that his affairs are conducted in a sound and prudent manner,
that he is not a fit and proper person, and that he is therefore failing to satisfy
the Threshold Conditions in relation to the regulated activities for which he has
had a 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 Mr Milnes in accordance with section 390(1) of the
Act.

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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 Mr Milnes 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 Prea Deans
at the Authority (direct line: 020 7066 2272).

John Kirby
Enforcement and Market Oversight Division