Final Notice
FINAL NOTICE  
ACTION 
1. 
For the reasons set out in this Final Notice, the Authority hereby takes the following 
action against Mr Stanyer.  
 
2. 
The Authority issued to Mr Stanyer 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 Stanyer’s Part 4A permission. 
 
3. 
Mr Stanyer has not referred the matter to the Tribunal within 28 days of the date 
on which the Decision Notice was given to him. 
 
4. 
Accordingly, the Authority has today cancelled Mr Stanyer’s Part 4A permission.                                                                                                             
DEFINITIONS 
 
5. 
The definitions below are used in this Final Notice: 
“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 by the Authority to Mr  
 Stanyer dated 17 July 2018; 
“the Overdue Balance” means the outstanding sum of £546, owed by Mr Stanyer to  
 the Authority comprising: an invoice for £145 in respect of fees and levies, which 
 was due for payment by 7 July 2017; an invoice for £151 in respect of fees and 
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levies, which was due for payment by 26 October 2017; and an invoice for £250  
 which was due for payment by 4 August 2017, for late submission of a regulatory  
 return; 
“the Principles” means the Authority’s Principles for Businesses; 
 
“Mr Stanyer” means Lee Brian Stanyer;  
 
“Mr Stanyer’s Part 4A permission” means the permission granted by the Authority 
     to Lee Brian Stanyer pursuant to Part 4A of the Act;  
“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 by the Authority to Mr  
 Stanyer dated 19 June 2018. 
 
REASONS FOR THE 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 Mr Stanyer is 
failing to satisfy the suitability Threshold Condition, in that the Authority is not 
satisfied that Mr Stanyer is a fit and proper person having regard to all the 
circumstances, including whether Mr Stanyer managed his business in such a way 
as to ensure that his affairs were conducted in a sound and prudent manner. 
 
7. 
Mr Stanyer has failed to pay the Overdue Balance and he has not been open and 
co-operative in all his dealings with the Authority, in that Mr Stanyer has failed to 
respond to the Authority’s repeated requests for him to pay the Overdue Balance, 
and has thereby failed to comply with Principle 11 of the Principles and to satisfy 
the Authority that he is ready, willing and organised to comply with the 
requirements and standards of the regulatory system. 
 
8. 
These failures, which are significant in the context of Mr Stanyer’s suitability, lead 
the Authority to conclude that Mr Stanyer 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 Stanyer in accordance with section 390(1) of the 
Act. 
Lee Brian Stanyer 
 
                        23 August 2018 
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 Stanyer 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 Antonella 
Pavone at the Authority (direct line: 020 7066 5222). 
Anna Couzens 
Enforcement and Market Oversight Division 
 
 
 
 
 
