Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain announced that Deputy Traffic Commissioner Gerallt Evans has revoked the operator's licence held by BTW Transport Ltd following a public inquiry. The inquiry revealed extensive failures in vehicle maintenance, driver management, and regulatory compliance. Key findings included that director Byron Thomas Williams knowingly permitted vehicles to operate for three weeks after the operator's licence was revoked on 6 November 2024, and that vehicles continued to run without valid excise duty. The licence revocation took effect on 22 October 2025, disqualifying BTW Transport Ltd from holding any operator's licence until 22 October 2026. In addition, director Byron Thomas Williams received a concurrent 12‑month disqualification, and former transport manager Nichola Ogilvie was found to have lost her good repute and was disqualified from acting as a transport manager until further order.

The Traffic Commissioners have reported a public inquiry before Deputy Traffic Commissioner Nick Denton during which Kevin Griggs had his operator's licence revoked. As stated by the Deputy Traffic Commissioner, the incident which resulted in the public inquiry was of an 'exceptionally serious nature.' The inquiry revealed how Mr Griggs was convicted at Snaresbrook Crown Court for assault by beating, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, using threatening behaviour and driving without due care and attention. Mr Griggs failed to notify any of these convictions to the Traffic Commissioner.

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have announced that the Traffic Commissioner for Wales has revoked the operator licences held by Stuart Alan Morgan and Swansea Sand & Gravel Ltd, imposing a five-year disqualification following a public inquiry in Pontypridd. Mr. Morgan pleaded guilty to five offences of falsifying safety inspection records for heavy goods vehicles with intent to deceive, offences that were committed between January and October 2024. As a result, he received an 18‑month Community Order at Swansea Crown Court on 4 July 2025. The five-year disqualification prohibits Mr. Morgan and associated entities from holding or obtaining operator licences, acting as a company director for entities with operator licences, or serving as a Transport Manager.

The Home Office has updated its guidance on granting leave to remain to victims of modern slavery to state that all decisions relating to recovery from harm are being placed on hold temporarily. It is unclear if this is in the context of litigation or to obtain a steer from the new government or both.

Law360, London: Trading company Trafigura was the subject of a 'massive fraud' carried out by Prateek Gupta and his companies in which he made US$500m in sham nickel trades, the Commercial Court concluded on 6 February 2026.

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The Retail Distribution Review and the Training and Competence sourcebook The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) created the status of 'accredited body' following a lengthy consultation process instigated by the Financial Services authority (FSA) in 2006. In 2008, the FSA published its final statement on the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) which introduced new professionalism standards for retail investment advisors. In December 2012, the standards came into effect through changes in the rules contained in the Training and Competence sourcebook (TC) of the FCA Handbook. The RDR raised the benchmark qualification level for all 'retail investment advisers,' meaning employees who: • give personal recommendations on securities (other than stakeholder pension schemes, personal pension schemes or broker funds) • give personal recommendations on derivatives • give personal recommendations on retail investment products (other than broker funds) • give personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met) • give personal recommendations on and deal in securities (other than stakeholder pension schemes, personal pension schemes or broker funds) • give

Training and competence—appropriate examination standards The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Training and Competence Sourcebook (TC) requires individuals to attain the appropriate qualifications if they are carrying out certain regulated activities for retail customers. Qualifications are available through qualification providers and some training companies. The content and level of these appropriate qualifications is prescribed through appropriate examination standards (AES). The activities and products/sectors to which the TC Sourcebook applies are listed in TC App 1. For more information on the FCA’s TC regime, including the firms and activities to which it applies and what it requires, see Practice Note: FCA—training and competence. A qualification offered by a provider must meet the AES. It may comprise the whole of a qualification provider’s qualification or part of it. It is for qualification providers to decide the examination strategy and structure they will use to meet the required AES. Whatever examination strategy is used, the arrangements for testing achievement against the AES should be clearly stated in both the examination design and the materials used to communicate the provider’s

All retail investment advisers, pension transfer specialists, persons involved in regulated funeral plan activities and relevant employees of firms involved in insurance distribution must meet the professional standards set and enforced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), including a requirement to complete a minimum amount of appropriate continuing professional development (CPD) each year. This Practice Note gives an overview of the FCA’s CPD requirements as set out in the Training and Competence sourcebook (TC). 'Retail investment advisers' are defined as employees who: • give personal recommendations on securities (other than stakeholder pension schemes, personal pension schemes or broker funds) • give personal recommendations on derivatives • give personal recommendations on retail investment products (other than broker funds) • give personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met) • give personal recommendations on and deal in securities (other than stakeholder pension schemes, personal pension schemes or broker funds) • give personal recommendations on and deal in derivatives For purposes of TC 4.2,

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