Related provisions for DISP 3.1.5
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The following conditions will need to be satisfied before a complaint (other than a relevant new complaint or relevant transitional complaint) can be dealt with under the Financial Ombudsman Service:1(1) the complainant must be an eligible complainant (see DISP 2.4);(2) the firm or VJ participant about which the complaint is made must be one which is subject to either the Compulsory Jurisdiction or the Voluntary Jurisdiction, as appropriate;(3) the activity to which the complaint
(1) Article 3 of the Ombudsman Transitional Order provides that (subject to certain modifications) the Compulsory Jurisdiction applies to a relevant new complaint, provided that:(a) the act or omission is that of a person who was, immediately before commencement, subject to a former scheme;(b) the act or omission occurred in the carrying on by that person of an activity to which that former scheme applied; and(c) the complainant is eligible and wishes to have the complaint dealt
A firm must provide the FSA, twice a year, with a report in the format set out in DISP 1 Annex 1R which contains (for the relevant reporting period) information about:2(1) the total number of complaints subject to DISP 1.4 to DISP 1.6 received by the firm, broken down according to the categories and in respect of each of the generic product types described in DISP 1 Annex 1R which are relevant to the firm;2(2) the total number of complaints subject to DISP 1.4 - DISP 1.6 closed
Where the Ombudsman decides to make a money award, in addition to (or instead of) awarding compensation for financial loss, he may award compensation for the following kinds of loss or damage, whether or not a court would award compensation:(1) pain and suffering; or(2) damage to reputation; or(3) distress or inconvenience.
Relevant existing complaints will be referred by the former schemes to FOS Ltd for completion at commencement. Article 2 of the Ombudsman Transitional Order provides that FOS Ltd will complete the handling of these cases, but requires that, in a significant number of respects, it must do this in accordance with the requirements of the relevant former scheme.
A firm must ensure that the contact details section of the offer document (as required by MCOB 5.6.122 R) also includes information on how to complain to the firm about the services provided by the firm in relation to the regulated mortgage contract and whether or not complaints may subsequently be referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
If a firm is an authorised professional firm,MCOB 1.2.10 R (3) has the effect that when the firm conducts non-mainstream regulated activities with a customer, MCOB 4.4 (Initial disclosure requirements) applies. The firm is only required to provide the initial disclosure information in MCOB 4 Annex 1 or MCOB 4 Annex 2 section 7 (What to do if you have a complaint) and section 8 (Are we covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)?).