Case Reference: FT/PEN/2026/0078
Pensions
Determined on the papers
on 16th June 2026
Decision given on:18th June 2026
Before
HHJ DAVID DIXON
Between
GRANGE WINE STORES LIMITED
Appellant
and
THE PENSIONS REGULATOR
Respondent
Direction: The Appeal is struck out.
DIRECTIONS
Background to Appeal
This appeal seems to concerns a decision of the Pensions Regulator to impose a fine in relation to Pension Act failings. The exact nature of the Appeal is unknown as the decision notice has not been supplied.
The Appellant it seems is an entity required to comply with the provision of pension to its employees and to comply with the requirements of the relevant Act, however again it isn’t clear as the Fixed Penalty Notice has not been complied.
A GRC1 has been provided asserting that no reminders or Notices have been received and as such the penalty is unfair.
Upon receipt of the GRC1 Case Management Directions were supplied to the Appellant indicating that the Appeal application was incomplete and further details were required, including the submission of the decision notice. The CMDs made it clear that a failure to comply with the directions could lead to the proceedings being struck out. The CMDs also indicated that if it was not possible to comply an application to remove any direction was to be made.
No reply has been received, nor an application to explain why the CMDs could not be complied with.
Discussion
As a result of the failure to provide the fixed penalty notice that is assumed to have been issued the Tribunal has no basis to determine that an Appeal lies to the Tribunal nor whether it has any merit.
An appropriate warning was given to the Appellant of what was required and what could happen if there was a failure to comply.
As a result of the failure to comply the Tribunal takes the view that the proceedings should be struck out under Rule 7(2)(c) of the Tribunal Rules. Further, the proceedings would be struck out under:
Rule 8(2)(a) as there is no basis for indicating the Tribunal as jurisdiction;
Rule 8(3)(a) as there is a failure to comply with a direction; and/or
Rule 8(3)(b) as there is is a failure to co-operate with the Tribunal to the degree that it is not possible to deal with the proceedings justly.
Accordingly the proceedings are herein struck out.
(Signed)
HHJ David Dixon
DATE: 16th June 2026