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Financial Ombudsman Service driving reform and delivering improvements as it sets out its plans for next year

27 November 2025

The continuous delivery of changes and improvements to our service will be a key focus for 2026/27 as we launched a consultation on our Plans and Budget.

Press release Strategic plans and budget Consultations and responses

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Financial Ombudsman Service consults on changes to its case fees

13 August 2025

We're consulting on changing our case fee structure which would see businesses pay less for complaints which are resolved earlier in the investigation process.

Press release Consultations and responses

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High demand for Financial Ombudsman Service continues while business fees remain at lower levels

11 December 2024

The Financial Ombudsman Service will keep costs lower for businesses and further improve its value for money as it faces continued high demand in the year ahead, according to proposals published today.

Plans and budget Press release Consultations and responses

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Financial Ombudsman Service and FCA move to modernise redress system

15 November 2024

We launch a ‘Call for Input’ jointly with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to create stability for consumers and businesses.

Press release CMC Consultations and responses

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Ombudsman News 192

27 June 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of Ombudsman News. In this edition, we highlight our consultation on charging Claims Management Companies and other professional representatives. We also share details of roles we’re currently recruiting for.

Recruitment CMC Consultations and responses

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Ombudsman News 191

28 May 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of Ombudsman News. In this edition, we highlight our consultation on charging Claims Management Companies and other professional representatives. We also share our guidance notes on insurance cases and our complaints data on financial businesses.

Insurance H2 data Consultations and responses

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We're consulting on proposed changes to reporting business-specific complaints data

6 March 2023

We've published a consultation on proposed amendments to the way we report business-specific complaints data.

Outcomes code consultation Complaints data Press release Consultations and responses

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Ombudsman News 177

19 December 2022

Welcome to the latest edition of Ombudsman News. In this edition we share our plans and budget consultation for 2023/24 and our newly published online guidance for consumers and financial businesses about financial difficulties in mortgages. We also highlight our opening hours over the Christmas period.

Financial Difficulties Mortgages Strategic plans and budget Consultations and responses

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Ombudsman News 172

29 June 2022

Welcome to the latest edition of Ombudsman News. In this edition, we share news of our new Chief Executive and Chief Ombudsman, and outline the Discussion Paper we published earlier this month about possible changes to our future funding model.

Annual data CMC Consultations and responses

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