FINAL NOTICE

ACTION

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



2.
The Authority issued to Mr Dighton the Decision Notice which notified Mr Dighton
that for the reasons given below and pursuant to section 55J of the Act, the Authority
had decided to cancel Mr Dighton’s Part 4A permission.


3.
Mr Dighton 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 Dighton’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 to Mr Dighton dated 5 July
2018;

“Mr Dighton’s Part 4A permission” means the permission granted by the Authority to

Mr Dighton pursuant to Part 4A of the Act;

“the Overdue Balance” means the amount owed by Mr Dighton to the Authority of
£553 comprising: an invoice for administrative fee of £250 for late submission of a
regulatory return, which had been due for payment by 5 October 2017; and an
invoice for regulatory fees and levies of £303, which had been due for payment by
26 October 2017;

“the Principles” means the Authority’s Principles for Businesses;

“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 Mr Dighton dated 13 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 Dighton is
failing to meet the suitability Threshold Condition, in that the Authority is not satisfied
that Mr Dighton is a fit and proper person having regard to all the circumstances,
including whether Mr Dighton managed his business in such a way as to ensure that
his affairs were conducted in a sound and prudent manner.


7.
Mr Dighton 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 Dighton 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 Dighton’s suitability, lead
the Authority to conclude that Mr Dighton 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 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 Mr Dighton 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 Mr Dighton 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 Funmi Ojo at
the Authority (direct line: 020 7066 1354).

Anna Couzens
Enforcement and Market Oversight Division