Hundreds of people falling victim to romance scams, the Financial Ombudsman Service warns
25 March 2026
Between January 2025 and March 2026, we received over 500 complaints about romance scams.
Preventing modern slavery and trafficking
The Modern Slavery Act requires organisations over a certain size to report yearly on what they’ve done to ensure they help prevent acts of modern slavery and trafficking from occurring within their business or supply chains.
Today we've renewed our annual statement (PDF 91KB) setting out what we’re doing to help prevent modern slavery and trafficking, not just because it’s the law, but because our commitment to fairness and doing the right thing is at the heart of our values.
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New measures to modernise and transform the UK redress system
16 March 2026
The Financial Ombudsman Service and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are strengthening the redress system so consumers get fair and quick compensation when things go wrong, and businesses have more certainty to invest, grow and compete.
The Financial Ombudsman Service urges young drivers to make informed decisions with car insurance
10 March 2026
We are urging young drivers across the UK to make well-informed decisions when taking out car insurance.