Rupinder Bains breached the FA’s conflicts of interest policy as she failed to declare she was working for a Cayman Islands-based consortium on an aborted takeover of Crystal Palace
Rupinder Bains breached the FA’s conflicts of interest policy when she failed to declare she was working for a Cayman Islands-based consortium on an aborted takeover of Crystal Palace, an investigation has found.
The FA launched a probe into Bains last month after Mail Sport revealed she had worked with a group on a £185million bid for the south London club in 2020.
Bains, who became the FA’s first Asian board member when she was appointed in 2017, stepped down as a director this month as part of a restructure. The FA probe concluded last night and they declined to say what disciplinary action they would have taken had Bains not left.
Rupinder Bains breached the FA’s confilicts of interest policy during a takeover bid in 2020
Bains worked with a Cayman Islands-based group on a bid for Crystal Palace in 2020 (Palace chairman Steve Parish pictured)
Leaked correspondence between Bains and Palace chairman Steve Parish revealed she worked on the deal as a lawyer for her firm Pinder Reaux.
Bains failed to declare the lucrative work to the FA but an investigation was launched once Mail Sport shared our findings.
An FA spokesman said that Bains’ departure from the board two weeks ago had been agreed last November and was unrelated to their investigation.
