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Financial Ombudsman Service appoints Deputy Chief Ombudsman and Chief Operating Officer

18 July 2022

The Financial Ombudsman is announcing the appointments of James Dipple-Johnstone to the role of Deputy Chief Ombudsman and Karl Khan as Chief Operating Officer.

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Financial Ombudsman Service publishes a Discussion Paper on its future funding model

14 June 2022

The Financial Ombudsman Service has today published a Discussion Paper on possible changes to its future funding model.

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Financial Ombudsman Service announces new Chief Executive and Chief Ombudsman

8 June 2022

Following an extensive recruitment process that attracted a highly qualified and diverse range of applicants, the Financial Ombudsman Service have appointed Abby Thomas to the role of Chief Executive and Chief Ombudsman.

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Financial Ombudsman Service secures up to £22 million in redress for consumers

24 May 2022

Outcomes code initiative that asked businesses to resolve complaints more quickly resulted in 6,800 cases being settled.

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Financial Ombudsman Service publishes its plans and budget for 2022/23

30 March 2022

The Financial Ombudsman Service’s plans and budget for 2022/23, published today, sets out our plans to invest in change, reduce the time it takes to resolve cases, to become financially sustainable, and to enable us to deliver a better service for customers.

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Financial Ombudsman publishes latest quarterly complaints data

23 February 2022

The Financial Ombudsman Service has today published its quarterly data in relation to financial products today – this covers the period October 2021 - December 2021.

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Financial regulatory family strengthen Wider Implications Framework

25 January 2022

Regulatory family announce formal agreement for collaboration on matters of common interest.

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Financial Ombudsman: Insurance checks needed for e-scooters

13 January 2022

The Financial Ombudsman Service is urging e-scooter owners to check their insurance policies to ensure they are covered if things go wrong.

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The Financial Ombudsman Service launches action plan to change and improve

2 December 2021

Action plan launched to deliver a better service for customers in a rapidly changing financial services environment.

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