Ex-BHS owner is found guilty

FORMER BHS owner Dominic Chappell has been found guilty of failing to provide information about the firm’s pension schemes to investigators after it collapsed into administration with the loss of thousands of jobs.

He had claimed he did “everything and more” to help The Pensions Regulator, but was convicted of three charges under the Pensions Act 2004 after a four-day trial.

During the proceedings at Brighton Magistrates’ Court the 51-year-old was described by his defence lawyer as a “scapegoat”.

Sentencing was adjourned.