Disciplinary outcome: Diana Rate

Order by consent

In the matter of

Diana Rate MAAT

Membership number

10293407

Date

10 February 2023

Misconduct

Diana Rate’s conduct was found to be in breach of the Code of Professional Ethics and to have posed a risk to the public and/or undermine public confidence in the Association and its members as follows:

  1. Between 24 August 2020 until on or around 02 September 2022, she provided self-employed accountancy or related services to the public whilst not licensed or approved to provide such services whilst subject to an exemption.
     

Finding

Grounds for disciplinary action existed and the matter was suitable for exercise of the Investigations Team's powers under the Disciplinary Regulations.

Order

Diana Rate is hereby:

  1. Reprimanded for a period of two years
  2. Fined £1,610
  3. Warned about her future conduct. 

Consent

Diana Rate passively consented to the decision of the Investigations Team in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Disciplinary Regulations.