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    FCA Compliance · Financial Services

    FCA Complaint Handling Software

    ResolveCX enforces FCA DISP complaint timelines, generates Financial Ombudsman Service-ready audit records, and provides the Consumer Duty evidence base the FCA requires, as part of normal operations, not as an afterthought when the regulator asks.

    FCA DISP Complaint⚑ Week 6 of 8

    Final Response Deadline

    DISP 1.6

    14 days

    6 of 8 weeks elapsed · Response overdue risk

    Acknowledgement sent (5-day SLA)
    Vulnerability assessment complete
    Investigation in progress
    Final response: Consumer Duty
    FCA DISP AlignedConsumer Duty ReadyFOS Submission RecordsAudit-Ready by Default
    8-wkFCA Response Deadline: Enforced
    100%Cases With Full Audit Trails
    5 daysAcknowledgement SLA: Automated
    0Manual Audit Reconstruction Required

    The regulatory framework

    What FCA DISP Requires From Complaint Handling

    FCA DISP (Dispute Resolution: Complaints) sets out mandatory requirements for how regulated firms must receive, handle, and respond to customer complaints. Non-compliance creates regulatory, financial, and reputational risk.

    01

    DISP 1.3: Complaint Acknowledgement

    Firms must acknowledge complaints in writing within 5 business days. ResolveCX automates acknowledgement dispatch and timestamps the event within the case record, creating an auditable proof point against the regulatory deadline.

    02

    DISP 1.6: Final Response Deadline

    A final response must be issued within 8 weeks, informing the customer of the outcome and their FOS referral rights. ResolveCX tracks the 8-week window from first receipt, alerts case owners at configurable intervals, and escalates automatically when the deadline approaches.

    03

    DISP 1.9: Complaint Record-Keeping

    Firms must retain complete complaint records for 3 years (5 years for MiFID business). ResolveCX stores an immutable case record from the moment a complaint is created, accessible for audit without reconstruction.

    04

    Consumer Duty: Good Outcomes Evidence

    Under Consumer Duty, firms must demonstrate complaint handling delivers good customer outcomes. ResolveCX's audit trails, decision logs, and AI-assisted handling provide the structured evidence base the FCA expects in supervisory reviews.

    05

    CONC 13: Vulnerable Customer Identification

    FCA rules require firms to consider whether customers may be in vulnerable circumstances. ResolveCX detects vulnerability signals on intake and routes affected contacts to trained specialists, creating a documented audit trail of how vulnerability was identified and acted upon.

    The compliance risk

    What Non-Compliance With FCA Complaint Rules Costs

    FCA DISP failures are not administrative shortcomings. They create direct financial exposure, regulatory enforcement risk, and reputational damage that compounds with each unresolved case.

    Regulatory Fines and Enforcement Action

    The FCA can fine firms for systematic DISP failures. Firms that cannot produce complete complaint records, evidence of timely responses, or fair outcome documentation face enforcement action, public censure, and reputational damage.

    FOS Referral Rates and Uphold Rates

    Poor complaint handling directly increases the volume of FOS referrals and the proportion upheld against the firm. Each upheld case carries a case fee, management time, and reputational cost. Structured handling reduces avoidable FOS escalation.

    Consumer Duty Supervisory Review

    The FCA's Consumer Duty requires firms to monitor and evidence good outcomes. Complaint handling data is a primary evidence source in supervisory reviews. Firms without structured, data-rich complaint records are exposed in any FCA engagement.

    FOS Redress and Compensation Costs

    When complaints are upheld at the FOS, firms must pay redress and may face consequential compensation orders. Unresolved systemic issues, which structured problem management would surface and close, generate repeated FOS liability.

    The solution

    How ResolveCX Satisfies FCA Complaint Handling Requirements

    ResolveCX is purpose-built for regulated complaint environments. Every capability is designed to meet the FCA's requirements for complaint governance, evidence, and outcome quality, by default.

    DISP-Aligned Complaint Workflows

    Complaint acknowledgement, response, and escalation timelines are configured to match FCA DISP requirements. The platform enforces the regulatory timeline on every applicable case automatically, with no manual SLA management required.

    Immutable Audit Records

    Every interaction, decision, escalation, and communication is logged immutably against the complaint case. Audit evidence is generated as part of normal operations, not reconstructed when the FCA or FOS requests it.

    AI Vulnerability Detection

    Inbound complaints are analyzed for FCA vulnerability indicators on receipt. Identified contacts route to specialist handlers with a documented vulnerability flag, providing auditable evidence of Consumer Duty-aligned handling.

    FOS Submission Package

    Cases are structured to produce complete, exportable complaint records suitable for Financial Ombudsman Service submission, including the full case timeline, decision rationale, and supporting evidence.

    Consumer Duty Outcome Reporting

    Complaint outcome data, resolution rates, FOS referral volumes, and vulnerability handling metrics feed directly into Consumer Duty monitoring dashboards, providing the evidence base for FCA supervisory requests.

    Complaint Root-Cause Closure

    Recurring complaints are automatically identified and grouped into structured problem investigations. Root-cause analysis and corrective action tracking ensure that patterns driving FOS referrals are formally investigated and eliminated.

    Product Feature

    Complaint Management

    Full complaint lifecycle management with DISP-aligned workflows, SLA enforcement, and audit-ready records.

    Industry

    Financial Services

    ResolveCX for banking, fintech, lending, and wealth management: the complete regulated CX platform.

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    Complaint Management for Financial Services

    FCA DISP-aligned complaint management built for banks, insurers, and fintech: DISP deadlines, FOS records, and Consumer Duty evidence.

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