Schedule 2 - Part 3A of Schedule 17 to the 2000 Act
Consumer Credit Bill
5:30 pm
Gerry Sutcliffe (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs), Department of Trade and Industry; Bradford South, Labour)
Again, I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, and I apologise to the Committee for not explaining the point clearly. The fees are a levy on business. The business world will have to pay a levy towards the cost of the ADR scheme, but there will be no cost to the individual who makes a complaint to the FOS. As I said, the levy will sometimes mean that the first two cases are free for business and will not attract a charge, although subsequent cases will. I make it clear, however, that the service is free to consumers. I hope that that clarifies the point.
Question put and agreed to.
Schedule 2, as amended, agreed to.