2010 Effective Complaints Handling - Programme

Programme

09:30 Agenda and objectives

10:00 Keynote presentation - Speaker: Representative, Financial Ombudsman Service

  • Recent trends
  • Common problem areas / real life issues
  • Improving performance


10:45 Complaint handling procedure

  • DISP - Dispute resolution handbook
  • Banking code
  • FLA schemes and expectations
  • Applications to non-eligible complainants
  • Individual member schemes


11:45 Recognising complaints

  • The definition of ‘complaint’
  • Complaint forwarding
  • Examples


12:45 Lunch


13:45 An update on the FLA complaints process,

Megan Charles, Code Compliance and Policy Adviser, FLA


14:15 Effective implementation

  • Benefi ts of effective complaint handling
  • Complainants’ expectations
  • Interpersonal / communications skills
  • Dealing with emotional complaints
  • Internal education and implementation


15:15 Creating real satisfaction

  • Objective investigation
  • Considering of the wider circumstances
  • Deciding on an appropriate response
  • Presenting the response to the complaint


16:00 Root cause analysis

  • Regulatory requirements
  • Existing internal processes
  • FLA guidance


16:30 Summary and close

  • Summary against objectives
  • Delegate learning points and action
  • Feedback