Consultation outcome

Claims Management Regulation: proposals for amendments to the complaints handling rules

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 3 November 2014
• Last updated: 18 December 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Claims Management Regulation: consultation response

PDF, 187 KB, 16 pages

Complaints handling rules

PDF, 159 KB, 12 pages

Complaints guidance

PDF, 166 KB, 12 pages

Detail of outcome

This is the government response following the consultation paper proposing amendments to the complaints handling rules which was published on 3 November 2014.

We have decided to implement the amendments to the complaints handling rules that were set out in the consultation paper.

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Original consultation

Summary

The Claims Management Regulator (CMR) is consulting on proposals to make technical changes to the CMR Complaints Handling Rules 2006.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
3 November 2014 to 11:59pm on 23 November 2014

Consultation description

This paper sets out for consultation proposals to amend the Complaints Handling Rules 2006 that authorised claims management companies (CMCs) need to follow when handling complaints made by their clients. The proposed changes are as a result of the intended extension of the Legal Ombudsman’s jurisdiction to consider complaints about CMCs.

The consultation is aimed at persons authorised to provide claims management services in England and Wales under the Compensation Act 2006 and those businesses and individuals considering making an application for authorisation.

Published 3 November 2014
Last updated 18 December 2014 + show all updates

1. 18 December 2014

   Consultation response published

2. 3 November 2014

   First published.