Bank of Scotland Plc

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-6028565 Upheld

Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

£300redress stated in the decision

Mon Mar 09deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Support for vulnerable customers, Service failure

In the Ombudsman’s words

he’s been very clear he was vulnerable and required additional supportSupport for vulnerable customers

I do, however, believe Halifax has provided poor customer service to Mr JService failure

Rules cited

Equality Act 2010, FCA Consumer Duty (PRIN 2A)

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-6028565.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.