Legal
Complaints Procedure
How to raise a complaint and what happens next. Regulators expect this to be published and followed.
1. How to complain
This section must set out: Every channel - in person, phone, WhatsApp, email - and what information to include.
2. What happens first
This section must set out: The timeframe within which a complaint is acknowledged and who acknowledges it.
3. How we investigate
This section must set out: Who reviews it, that the officer complained about does not decide the outcome, and what records are kept.
4. How long it takes
This section must set out: The target for a full response and what happens if more time is needed.
5. If you are not satisfied
This section must set out: Internal escalation, naming the role it escalates to.
6. Taking it further
This section must set out: The external body a borrower may approach if the outcome is unsatisfactory.
7. Our record
This section must set out: That complaints are logged and reviewed.
Once approved wording is supplied it is inserted here and this notice is removed. Each section is stored separately so it can be updated without rebuilding the site.