BSJA STEWARDS HEARING - Miss Gemma Plumley, Chepstow, Monmouthshire

Monday 12 October 2009



Following an Appeal by Gemma Plumley against the decision of the Disciplinary Stewards of the British Show Jumping Association on 17 May 2007 to the Sports Dispute Resolutions Panel, the Sports Resolutions (UK) Panel dismissed the Appeal and found that Gemma Plumley was in breach of Rules 82.3 and 82.4 of the BSJA Rules.  The sanction imposed by the BSJA Stewards was reduced by the Sports Dispute Resolutions Panel to the following:
      1. That Gemma Plumley be reprimanded and cautioned as to her future conduct.
      2. That she be fined £750.
      3. That she should be suspended from all rights and privileges of membership of BSJA for a period of 3 months but that the suspension be suspended until 31 May 2010. Should there be no further disciplinary incident between the decision made on 27th May 2009 to 31 May 2010, the three month suspension will not need to be served.
      4. That Gemma Plumley should pay £50,000 as a contribution to the BSJA’s costs and the costs of the Sports Resolutions (UK) Panel.
A copy of the Sports Resolutions (UK) Appeal Panel's full decision following their Hearing in May 2009 can be found by clicking on the link below.

http://www.bsja.co.uk/_files/SDRP%20Full%20Decision.pdf