Written Question·Treasury·UIN 118413

Financial Ombudsman Service

Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Lauren Edwards

LabourRochester and Strood

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to establish service standards to improve the effectiveness of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS); and pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2025 to Question 77954 on Financial Ombuds

Answer

Lucy Rigby
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) sets itself performance targets in its annual Plans and Budgets publication. Ensuring timely outcomes is one of the FOS’s main priorities for 2025-26, as outlined in its annual Plans and Budget publication on 1 April ...

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