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Publicising prosecutions for misuse of the title “architect”
Only people who are registered with ARB can legally call themselves an architect, and we have the power to prosecute those who use the title when they have no right.
The following tables give details of the prosecutions we have brought against unregistered individuals using the title “architect” since 1997. We aim to be proportionate in our actions and consider it to be against the principles of natural justice for all case details to be publicised indefinitely. For this reason we publicise the names of individuals or businesses who were fined for 2 years from the date of their conviction. Details are given for those who received a conditional discharge, or who were bound over, for 1 year from the date of their conviction.
The Spent table lists only the details of the magistrates’ court where the case was heard, what penalty was imposed and what costs were awarded.
Date: 22 November 2021
Magistrates' Court: West Hampshire
Penalty Imposed: 12-month conditional discharge
Costs Awarded: £5,000
Date: 24 January 2020
Magistrates' Court: Barkingside
Penalty Imposed: £3,400
Costs Awarded: £2,750
Date: 13 December 2019
Magistrates' Court: Westminster
Penalty Imposed: £700
Costs Awarded: £1,000
Date: 21 November 2019
Magistrates' Court: Derby
Penalty Imposed: £8,000
Costs Awarded: £1,797.74
Date: 30 October 2019
Magistrates' Court: Southend
Penalty Imposed: £6,400
Costs Awarded: £2,078.13
Date: 16 October 2019
Magistrates' Court: Crawley
Penalty Imposed: £4,284
Costs Awarded: £2,085
Date: 8 August 2019
Magistrates' Court: Birmingham
Penalty Imposed: £2,080
Costs Awarded: £2,142
Date: 24 July 2019
Magistrates' Court: Westminster
Penalty Imposed: £20,000
Costs Awarded: £4,318
Date: 4 July 2019
Magistrates' Court: Colchester
Penalty Imposed: £10,000
Costs Awarded: £2,389.70
Date: 7 June 2019
Magistrates' Court: Westminster
Penalty Imposed: £4500
Costs Awarded: £1661
Date: 14 December 2018
Magistrates' Court: Westminster
Penalty Imposed: £3000
Costs Awarded: £3240.64
Date: 22 November 2018
Magistrates' Court: Manchester and Salford
Penalty Imposed: £2000
Costs Awarded: £3659.58
Date: 7 September 2018
Magistrates' Court: Kingston upon Hull & Holderness
Penalty Imposed: £1,000
Costs Awarded: £2,226
Date: 28 January 2018
Magistrates' Court: Luton
Penalty Imposed (£): £23,700
Costs Awarded (£): £5,825
Date: 7 December 2017
Magistrates' Court: Thames
Penalty Imposed: £2,304
Costs Awarded: £2,131
Date: 7 December 2017
Magistrates' Court: Barkingside
Penalty Imposed: Twelve month conditional discharge
Costs Awarded: £3,000
Date: 7 July 2016
Magistrates' Court: Highbury
Penalty Imposed: £1,500
Costs Awarded: £6,578
Date: 25 May 2016
Magistrates' Court: Reading
Penalty Imposed: £1,500
Costs Awarded: £2,530
Date: 29 February 2016
Magistrates' Court: Birmingham
Penalty Imposed: £2,500
Costs Awarded: £1,488
Date: 27 January 2016
Magistrates' Court: Grantham
Penalty Imposed: £1,000
Costs Awarded: £4,236
Date: 16 November 2015
Magistrates' Court: Isle of Wight
Penalty Imposed: £440
Costs Awarded: £1,594
Date: 2 November 2015
Magistrates Court: Magherafelt Court House, Northern Ireland
Penalty imposed: £1,000
Costs awarded: £1,500
Date: 14 July 2015
Magistrates' Court: Uxbridge
Penalty Imposed: £2,500
Costs Awarded: £2,172
Date: 2 July 2015
Magistrates' Court: Enfield
Penalty Imposed: £1,000
Costs Awarded: £800
Date: 4 June 2015
Magistrates' Court: Great Yarmouth
Penalty Imposed: £1,835
Costs Awarded: £4,270
Date: 27 April 2015
Magistrates' Court: Wimbledon
Penalty Imposed: £1,000
Costs Awarded: £1,248
Date: 15 April 2015
Magistrates' Court: Birmingham
Penalty Imposed: £2,976
Costs Awarded: £500
Date: 27 January 2015
Magistrates' Court: Uxbridge
Penalty Imposed: £8,335
Costs Awarded: £2,300
Date: 26 January 2015
Magistrates' Court: Wimbledon
Penalty Imposed: £1,000
Costs Awarded: £1,000
Date: 18 September 2014
Magistrates' Court: Chelmsford
Penalty Imposed: £2,050
Costs Awarded: £3,022
Date: 16 July 2014
Magistrates' Court: Bromley
Penalty Imposed: £2,000
Costs Awarded: £3,000
Date: 18 November 2013
Magistrates' Court: Birmingham
Penalty Imposed: £1,760
Costs Awarded: £1,926
Date: 18 November 2013
Magistrates Court: Birmingham
Penalty imposed: Conditional Discharge
Costs awarded: £730
Date: 30 October 2013
Magistrates' Court: Inverness Sheriff Court
Penalty Imposed: £400
Costs Awarded: 0
Date: 17 June 2013
Magistrates' Court: Cheltenham
Penalty Imposed: £1,000
Costs Awarded: £5,000
Date: 18 April 2013
Magistrates' Court: Londonderry
Penalty Imposed: £750
Costs Awarded: £1,500
Date: 9 April 2013
Magistrates' Court: Thames
Penalty Imposed: £800
Costs Awarded: £3,348
Date: 26 November 2012
Magistrates Court: North & East Devon
Penalty imposed: £2,175
Costs awarded: £5,157.24
Date: 15 October 2012
Magistrates Court: Birmingham
Penalty imposed: £3,500
Costs awarded: £4,800
Date: 31 August 2012
Magistrates Court: Ealing
Penalty imposed: Conditional Discharge
Costs awarded: £1,578
Date: 25 July 2012
Magistrates Court: Blackpool
Penalty imposed: £265
Costs awarded: £500
Date: 14 June 2012
Magistrates Court: Leicester
Penalty imposed: £1,000
Costs awarded: £2,346
Date: 28 February 2012
Magistrates Court: Bolton
Penalty imposed: £5,000
Costs awarded: £1,433
Date: 7 February 2011
Magistrates Court: Leeds
Penalty imposed: £600
Costs awarded: £1,400
Date: 2 September 2010
Magistrates Court: South Western
Penalty imposed: £150
Costs awarded: £850
Date: 16 August 2010
Magistrates Court: Wood Green
Penalty imposed: £0
Costs awarded: £3,113
Following an appeal to 11 February 2010 Decision
Date: 11 February 2010
Magistrates Court: Enfield
Penalty imposed: £1,250
Costs awarded: £1,500
Date: 7 December 2009
Magistrates Court: Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Penalty imposed: £600
Costs awarded: £1,000
Date: 5 November 2009
Magistrates Court: Ealing
Penalty imposed: £750
Costs awarded: £1,200
Date: 15 July 2009
Magistrates Court: Stratford
Penalty imposed: £1,000
Costs awarded: £5,954
Date: 13 May 2009
Magistrates Court: Stratford
Penalty imposed: £1,500
Costs awarded: £4,500
Date: 1 April 2009
Magistrates Court: Birmingham
Penalty imposed: £2,400
Costs awarded: £1,437
Date: 12 February 2009
Magistrates Court: Mansfield
Penalty imposed: £5,500
Costs awarded: £1,855
Date: 26 January 2009
Magistrates Court: Banbury
Penalty imposed: £2,250
Costs awarded: £3,000
Date: 8 September 2008
Magistrates Court: Dartford
Penalty imposed: £2,250
Costs awarded: £5,000
Date: 4 July 2008
Magistrates Court: Birmingham
Penalty imposed: £800
Costs awarded: £1,262.13
Date: 28 November 2007
Magistrates Court: Bradford
Penalty imposed: £2,000
Costs awarded: £1,629.13
Date: 7 November 2007
Magistrates Court: Westminster
Penalty imposed: £1,000
Costs awarded: £1,200
Date: 20 March 2007
Magistrates Court: Staines
Penalty imposed: £1,000
Costs awarded: £3,074.55
Date: 2 November 2006
Magistrates Court: Brighton
Penalty imposed: £500
Costs awarded: £1,356.23
Date: 1 November 2006
Magistrates Court: Aberdare
Penalty imposed: £1,500
Costs awarded: £1,250
Date: 6 September 2006
Magistrates Court: Stratford
Penalty imposed: £200
Costs awarded: £1,300
Date: 7 August 2006
Magistrates Court: Devizes
Penalty imposed: £750
Costs awarded: £1,576.11
Date: 12 June 2006
Magistrates Court: Lewes
Penalty imposed: £1,600
Costs awarded: £1,090.13
Date: 10 May 2006
Magistrates Court: Worcester
Penalty imposed: £1,500
Costs awarded: £1,000
Date: 2 March 2006
Magistrates Court: West London
Penalty imposed: £750
Costs awarded: £949.84
Date: 22 February 2006
Magistrates Court: Stratford
Penalty imposed: £4,500
Costs awarded: £1,230
Date: 5 January 2006
Magistrates Court: High Peak
Penalty imposed: £300
Costs awarded: £700
Date: 22 December 2005
Magistrates Court: West London
Penalty imposed: £1,000
Costs awarded: £1,000
Date: 13 October 2005
Magistrates Court: Staines
Penalty imposed: £1,000
Costs awarded: £1,500
Date: 18 February 2005
Magistrates Court: Welshpool
Penalty imposed: £750 each
Costs awarded: £1,850
Date: 12 January 2005
Magistrates Court: North Surrey
Penalty imposed: £300
Costs awarded: £700
Date: 4 January 2005
Magistrates Court: Loughborough
Penalty imposed: £500
Costs awarded: £480
Date: 24 May 2004
Magistrates Court: South East Essex
Penalty imposed: £3,000
Costs awarded: £1,002.27
Date: 27 January 2004
Magistrates Court: Bath
Penalty imposed: £1,000
Costs awarded: £844.53
Date: 4 May 2007
Magistrates Court: West London
Penalty imposed: Conditional Discharge
Costs awarded: £250
Date: 7 June 2006
Magistrates Court: Camberwell Green
Penalty imposed: Conditional discharge
Costs awarded: £500
Date: 18 May 2006
Magistrates Court: West London
Penalty imposed: Conditional discharge
Costs awarded: £1,488.34
Date: 14 April 2004
Magistrates Court: Central Buckinghamshire
Penalty imposed: £200
Costs awarded: £293.75
Date: 18 March 2004
Magistrates Court: Bedford
Penalty imposed: Conditional discharge
Costs awarded: £200
Date: 1 July 2002
Magistrates Court: Enfield
Penalty imposed: £1,250
Costs awarded: £2,000
Date: 21 March 2002
Magistrates Court: Brighton
Penalty imposed: £2,000
Costs awarded: £795.09
Date: 12 December 2001
Magistrates Court: Stoke on Trent
Penalty imposed: £750
Costs awarded: £1,000
Date: 7 November 2001
Magistrates Court: Cardiff
Penalty imposed: Conditional discharge
Costs awarded: £1,384.47
Date: 9 August 2001
Magistrates Court: Greenwich
Penalty imposed: £150
Costs awarded: £1,000
Date: 30 March 2001
Magistrates Court: Mansfield
Penalty imposed: £900
Costs awarded: £1,000
Date: 25 July 2000
Magistrates Court: Maidenhead
Penalty imposed: Conditional discharge
Costs awarded: £1,500
Date: 24 March 2000
Magistrates Court: Wakefield
Penalty imposed: £150
Costs awarded: £250
Date: 5 March 1999
Magistrates Court: Evesham
Penalty imposed: £1,500
Costs awarded: £750
Date: 8 November 1998
Magistrates Court: Highbury
Penalty imposed: £1,000
Costs awarded: £850
Date: 1 October 1998
Magistrates Court: Thame
Penalty imposed: £2,000
Costs awarded: £750
Date: 9 September 1998
Magistrates Court: Hertfordshire
Penalty imposed: £1,750
Costs awarded: £220
Date: 12 June 1998
Magistrates Court: Yorkshire
Penalty imposed: Conditional discharge
Costs awarded: £0
Date: 22 April 1998
Magistrates Court: Cheshunt
Penalty imposed: £500
Costs awarded: £750
Date: 5 February 1998
Magistrates Court: Oxford
Penalty imposed: £750
Costs awarded: £500