Ex-BHS boss fined for pension breaches

Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell has been ordered to pay more than £120,000 for breaching pension law when the firm collapsed with the loss of thousands of jobs.

The 52-year-old ex-racing driver was found guilty in January of not giving The Pensions Regulator (TPR) vital documents about the company’s pension scheme after it went into administration in 2016.

Chappell, of Blandford Forum, Dorset, was re-sentenced at Hove Crown Court yesterday after losing an appeal against his conviction earlier this year.

Sentencing, Judge Christine Henson QC criticised Chappell for showing a “complete lack of remorse” in relation to his offences, that represented a “blatant” refusal to comply with pension law.

She ordered Chappell to pay a £50,000 fine and £73,900 in court costs.

Dominic Chappell.