We publish enforcement notices to inform the public, maximise the deterrent effect of enforcement action and to ensure the transparency of our decision making.
We publish certain information about Enforcement action once a statutory notice is issued.
Enforcement notices
Warning notices[1] are issued when we propose to take action. We may publish details about these online.
Decision notices[2] are issued when we decide to take action.
Final notices[3] are issued when we take action.
We also publish supervisory notices[4], requirement notices[5], cancellation notices[6] and other publications.
Notices are part of our publication scheme under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
You can find FSA notices[7] on the National Archives website.
Fines
Under the Financial Services Bill[8] the FCA must pay the Exchequer all financial penalties received, apart from certain enforcement costs incurred in generating these penalties in the same year. We use these retained penalties to reduce our fees, apart from the fees levied on the penalty payer itself.
See our annual fines:
Press releases
We will often publish a press release accompanying an Enforcement outcome, including in criminal cases.
See the latest FCA press releases[14].
You can find FSA press releases[15] on the National Archives website.