Clarity + Direction

Complaint & compliance blogs for regulated industries

If you work in regulated complaint handling, you know how quickly FCA rules change, volumes rise, and edge cases emerge. Keeping up with regulatory updates and FOS decisions while keeping cases moving isn't easy.

Here you'll find practical guides, regulatory updates and complaint handling best practices, written by professionals with over 20 years of first-hand experience in regulated industries. Clear answers and practical guidance for real situations complaint teams face every day.

Featured Blogs

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Friday, August 29, 2025

What is complaint case management software?

What complaint case management software does, how it works, and how regulated teams use it to improve outcomes, oversight, and compliance.

Blog author
Marcel Lattanzio
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Blog author
Sue Simpson

FCA motor finance redress scheme confirmed: what firms and complaint teams need to do now

The FCA motor finance redress scheme is confirmed. Read what it covers, what firms and complaint teams need to do, and why execution risk now matters.

Friday, March 27, 2026
Blog author
Ruby Knight

Helping leaders embed vulnerability into regulated complaint handling

A guide for complaint handling leaders on embedding vulnerability frameworks, tracking management information, and proving fair outcomes under the FCA’s Consumer Duty through system-level controls.

Friday, March 13, 2026
Blog author
Stevie Whitmore

Why customer understanding and complaint handling are more connected than firms think

The FCA’s latest consumer understanding paper shows how poor communication, weak processes, and missed support needs can turn into complaints, repeat contact, and avoidable risk.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Blog author
Ruby Knight

Complaint handling KPIs for regulated firms: what to track and how to evidence them

Track the complaint handling KPIs FCA-regulated firms must monitor under DISP and Consumer Duty. Practical metrics, examples, and reporting guidance.

Thursday, February 5, 2026
Blog author
Mia Ratcliffe

The difference between managing complaints and resolving them well

Complaint resolution is not just about process. Learn the difference between managing complaints and resolving them well, with FCA-aligned best practice, evidence standards, and real FOS case insight for regulated firms.

Friday, January 23, 2026
Blog author
Sue Simpson

FOS insurance complaint trends: Uphold rates, claims handling and risk

Analyse long-term FOS insurance complaint data to understand uphold rates, claims pressure, and where complaint risk is increasing under Consumer Duty.

Monday, January 5, 2026
Blog author
Harry Mansfield

FOS interest rate changes in 2026: why timing matters in complaint handling

From 1 January 2026, FOS interest on compensation generally tracks the Bank of England base rate plus 1%. What this means for complaint handling delays, compensation cost, and escalation risk.

Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Blog author
Carlos Sanchez

FCA response to the Which? super-complaint: implications for insurers and regulated firms

What the FCA response to the Which? insurance super complaint means for insurers, claims handling controls, and complaint oversight expectations.

Monday, December 22, 2025
Blog author
Emma Scott

Why PS25/19 marks a turning point for complaint MI and what firms need to do next

PS25/19 changes how complaint MI is viewed. Why reporting alone is not enough and what stronger oversight now looks like in practice.

Thursday, November 27, 2025
Blog author
Stevie Whitmore

Decoding FCA and FOS guidelines in complaint outcomes

How FCA rules, guidance, and FOS decisions shape complaint outcomes, escalation risk, and defensibility in regulated case handling.