Compliance & Regulation

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) saw a 66% increase in fraud and scam complaints in the first quarter of the 2021/22 financial year. The body revealed that complaints had increased to 5,025...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is prepared to be much more aggressive in taking legal action against firms and individuals it believes are acting improperly in the financial services sector. The regulator...

The Huntercombe Hospital Maidenhead has brought in a new leadership team to roll out an urgent action plan following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection this summer. The site is a specialist...

Advisers should develop clear policies about interacting with clients in the event government implements its Covid plan B this winter. Under plan B, announced earlier this month, the public would be urged...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has stopped a Worcestershire mental health hospital admitting new patients after rating it inadequate and placing it in special measures. The CQC carried out an unannounced inspection...

Prime minister Boris Johnson's new Cabinet has been urged to alleviate UK plc's mental health crisis through tax breaks for companies who provide support for workers. Commenting on priorities for Johnson's new...

St John's House has closed its doors following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) investigation which found the Suffolk mental health hospital had failed to improve patient care. The CQC inspected the hospital...

The ministerial position for mental health, suicide prevention and patient safety has still not been filled after Nadine Dorries' departure to become culture secretary. The post was created last year and was...

A senior MP has warned the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) may be repeating past failings and ignoring the report into the collapse of London Capital & Finance (LCF) as it handles the...

A clinic has been banned from claiming that an electromagnetic treatment can produce “immediate and lasting” pain relief for chronic and acute conditions. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the claimed pain...