FINAL NOTICE

To:
Dale Woodward (trading as Woodwards Car Sales)

Dated: 14 May 2020


ACTION

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

2.
The Authority issued to Mr Woodward 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 Woodward Part 4A permission.

3.
Mr Woodward 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 Woodward’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 Woodward dated 25
September 2019;

“the Return” means the CCR007 return for the period ended 31 January 2019,
which Mr Woodward was due to submit to the Authority by 14 March 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 Mr Woodward dated 28
August 2019;

“Mr Woodward’s Part 4A permission” means the permission granted by the
Authority to Dale Woodward (trading as Woodwards Car Sales) pursuant to Part 4A
of the Act.



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 Mr Woodward is
failing to satisfy the suitability Threshold Condition, in that the Authority is not
satisfied that Mr Woodward is a fit and proper person having regard to all the
circumstances, including whether Mr Woodward 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 Woodward has failed to comply with the regulatory requirement
to submit the Return. Mr Woodward has not been open and co-operative in all his
dealings with the Authority, in that Mr Woodward 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 Woodward’s suitability,
lead the Authority to conclude that Mr Woodward 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 Mr
Woodward 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 Woodward 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 Woodward 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 Yasmin
Moore at the Authority (direct line: 020 7066 5439).

Martin Butcher
Enforcement and Market Oversight Division