Sections

The Pensions Regulator

Regulatory activity

Regulatory activity

Prohibition of trustees

Appealing against prohibition orders and suspension orders

A trustee can appeal against a prohibition order or a suspension order by making a reference to the Pensions Regulator Tribunal.

If there was no reference to the tribunal, or the tribunal rules against them and no more appeals can take place, the former trustees may in the future apply to the regulator for the prohibition order to be revoked. Such revocation may be granted for a specific scheme (such as one containing only the trustee's benefits) or for schemes in general.

Before the regulator decides to revoke a prohibition order, we would need to be satisfied that the issue which led to the order being made:

  • had been resolved; or
  • was not applicable in the circumstances which would apply to the revocation.