Ombudsman News issue 152

Welcome to our latest Ombudsman News. Here you can read our annual complaints data and insight, as well as our strategy for the next five years.

See our previous editions of Ombudsman News.

Read our future strategy

We’ve published more details about our future strategy, which will run until 2025. It sets out our objectives to enhance our service, prevent complaints and unfairness arising, and build an organisation with the capabilities it needs for the future – supporting our ambition to contribute to a fairer financial world. It follows extensive research into our landscape and engagement with our stakeholders.

CMCs: a year in complaints

2019/20 was our first year handling complaints about CMCs – and this week we published data on the complaints we’ve received and resolved.

Covid-19 (coronavirus)

If you've got a complaint or enquiry about how your plans or finances may be affected by Covid-19, we've put together some information to help.

Covid-19 (coronavirus)

This page contains operational information about our service, and detail that might be helpful for financial businesses about our approach to complaints caused or affected by Covid-19 (coronavirus).

Join us – careers at the Financial Ombudsman

Find out about a career at the Financial Ombudsman Service. What we do, why we're a great place to work, the range of benefits we offer, and how to apply for a job here.

Latest news

Charges for professional representatives to refer cases to the Financial Ombudsman Service come into force today

1 April 2025

From 1 April 2025, professional representatives will be charged £250 to refer a case to our service due to our new charging regime.

CMC

Financial Ombudsman Service to start charging professional representatives to refer cases

7 February 2025

The Financial Ombudsman Service has announced that it will be proceeding with a proposal to charge professional representatives to refer a case to its service.

Press release CMC

Consumers in Scotland lodge over 1,300 fraud and scam complaints

31 January 2025

Fraud and scam complaints from people living in Scotland have increased by almost 40% year-on-year.

Fraud and scams Press release

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Ombudsman News issue 152

Read our future strategy

CMCs: a year in complaints

Covid-19 (coronavirus)

Covid-19 (coronavirus)

Join us – careers at the Financial Ombudsman

Latest news

Charges for professional representatives to refer cases to the Financial Ombudsman Service come into force today

Financial Ombudsman Service to start charging professional representatives to refer cases

Consumers in Scotland lodge over 1,300 fraud and scam complaints

Ombudsman News