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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-6002975 Upheld

Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£250redress stated in the decision
Mon Jan 05deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Account closed or refused, Complaint handling

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mr B complains about the actions of Barclays Bank UK PLC (“Barclays”) when he wanted to open a child bank account.Account closed or refused
The crux of Mr B’s complaint now is that he thinks he should be awarded more than £250 compensation.Complaint handling

Rules cited

FCA Consumer Duty (PRIN 2A)

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-6002975.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

The outcome shown is the Ombudsman’s own published classification, not our reading of the text. Nothing here is legal advice, and a decision concerns only the complaint it was made about.