The FOS is not a regulator. Its service is free of charge for complainants, and its jurisdiction covers dealing with complaints about the vast majority of regulated financial products and services, provided in or from the UK. For more information on the FOS and complaints against firms in.
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Skip to main content. Sign in Contact us. Legal Guidance. Authorisation, approval and supervision. Complaints, compensation and claims management. Search the Website Search. Home FAQ. What is the Banking Ombudsman Scheme? Who is a Banking Ombudsman? How many Banking Ombudsmen have been appointed and where are they located? Which are the banks covered under the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, ? What are the grounds of complaints? The Banking Ombudsman can receive and consider any complaint relating to the following deficiency in banking services: non-payment or inordinate delay in the payment or collection of cheques, drafts, bills etc.
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Further, the FOS is not bound to follow its own previous decisions on a particular matter. Once a decision has been reached by an investigator, the complainant can decide whether to accept or reject that decision. If the complainant accepts the decision, it is thereafter binding on the business. Alternatively, if the complainant is not happy with the decision, the complaint can ask for it to be reconsidered by an ombudsman. Also, in circumstances where the complainant considers that s he will get a better outcome via the courts, the complaint can reject the decision and commence court proceedings.
However, the FOS process does not allow for the business to appeal against a decision. The FOS is intended to be an easy to use service, allowing complainants to seek redress themselves, without the need to incur legal costs.
However, businesses can never recover the costs that they have incurred in defending a complaint to the FOS. It is therefore foreseeable that the FOS will be asked to consider more complex disputes then were encountered under the previous regime.
The increase in awards and the complexity of disputes is likely to lead to an increased use of third parties solicitors and experts and CMCs. In the event, the costs incurred by businesses in defending complaints will increase. In particular:. The main areas of criticism were the delays in the resolution of complaints: lack of training and knowledge of investigators and the pressure on investigators to hit targets which led to inherent bias in favour of businesses.
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