Ombudsman News 159

Welcome to the latest Ombudsman News. In this edition, we highlight some of the key features of our plans and budget for 2021/22, following our consultation in December 2020.

See our previous editions of Ombudsman News.

Strategic plans and budget

Download our strategic plans and budget for this financial year, as well as reports from previous years.

Our strategic priorities for our service

Since consulting on our 2021/22 plans and budget, we've continued to refine our plans to support our strategic priorities. We'll publish information about how we'll measure our progress against our plans on our website in April 2021.

Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing report 2020

Our annual report, looking at how we’ve been responding to Covid-19 and our diversity data in 2020.

Easter opening hours

Our consumer helpline and Business Support Hub opening hours will be changing for the Easter bank holiday weekend. Our phone lines will open from 8am Tuesday 6 April, with our Business Support Hub opening at 10am.

Business Support Hub

Our Business Support Hub is a free resource for financial businesses and professional consumer advisers. We’re here to help you reach fair outcomes for your customers by giving guidance on how we approach complaints.

Latest news

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Car finance Strategic plans and budget

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