Claims Management Companies: Costs

House of Lords written question – answered at on 5 December 2012.

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Photo of Lord Edmiston Lord Edmiston Conservative

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord McNally on 5 November (Official Report, col. 756), whether they will review the Financial Ombudsman Service's case fees in cases where companies represent complainants to enable costs to be met by those companies in the event of the complaint failing.

Photo of Lord Sassoon Lord Sassoon The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is responsible for dealing with case fee matters. The FOS has committed to write to my noble friend with the information requested by 11 December. A copy of the response will be placed in the Library of the House.

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