Where two or more complaints from one complainant relate to connected circumstances, the Ombudsman may investigate them together, but will issue separate provisional assessments and determinations in respect of each respondent.1515
The purpose of this chapter is to set out:(1) the procedures of the Financial Ombudsman Service for investigating and determining complaints;(2) the basis on which the Ombudsman makes decisions; and(3) the awards which the Ombudsman can make.49