Pensions - Articles - Plea change in multi million pound pension fraud prosecution


A defendant charged in connection with a multi-million-pound pension fraud investigation by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has changed his plea to guilty at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court.

 TPR alleges that between 2012 and 2014, 245 savers were persuaded to transfer their pension savings – totalling £13.7 million – into 11 pension schemes under the control of three defendants – Alan Barratt, Julian Hanson and Susan Dalton.

 Alan Barratt, 61 of Brooklands, Burnham Road, Althorne, Essex, pleaded not guilty to a charge of fraud by abuse of position at a previous hearing. But at Southwark Crown Court he changed his plea to guilty.

 Susan Dalton, 65, Geneva Terrace, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, entered a guilty plea at a previous hearing.

 Julian Hanson, 56, Lea Road, Batley, pleaded not guilty on a previous occasion.

 The case was adjourned until 13 June, when Hanson will stand trial at Southwark Crown Court.

 All defendants who have pleaded, or are found, guilty will be sentenced at the conclusion of that trial.

 All the defendants have been released on conditional bail.

Back to Index


Similar News to this Story

State pensioners to get above inflation triple lock boost
The Office for National Statistics has announced that the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 2.8% in the 12 months to February 2025, down from the 3.
Pensions for 9 in 10 DC savers invest in productive assets
TPR says larger schemes more likely to have the right governance standards and invest in a diversified portfolio. Smaller schemes seem less likely to
Transfer Activity index fell to record low in February 2025
XPS Group’s Transfer Activity Index has fallen to the lowest observed rate since the Index was established in 2018. In February 2025, there was an ann

Site Search

Exact   Any  

Latest Actuarial Jobs

Actuarial Login

Email
Password
 Jobseeker    Client
Reminder Logon

APA Sponsors

Actuarial Jobs & News Feeds

Jobs RSS News RSS

WikiActuary

Be the first to contribute to our definitive actuarial reference forum. Built by actuaries for actuaries.