Complaint Management at Bank of Ireland (UK) plc

Bank of Ireland (UK) plc is committed to providing our customers with a high level of service. However, we understand that sometimes, we don’t meet our customers’ expectations and when that happens we want to put things right.

When we receive a complaint, we will listen to you and understand the issue. We will then carry out a prompt, thorough and fair investigation. We endeavour to put things right first time and we will tell you what we are doing to achieve this. Whatever the outcome of a complaint, we will explain why we have reached that decision and offer assistance to you in any way we can.

A dedicated complaints function within Bank of Ireland (UK) plc is focused on placing the customer at the heart of everything we do to manage and resolve complaints. We believe that complaints give us a unique and valuable insight into the experiences of our customers. We review all the complaints we receive and aim to learn from them so we can improve how we work and provide our customers with the best service possible.

Complaints Performance Data Publication – Bank of Ireland (UK) plc: 1 January – 30 June 2024

For more information on our performance in managing complaints (in our UK business) please see the table below. We are required to report total complaint activity (first table) for the period of 1 January to 30 June 2024.

Complaint Data Table June 2024
Source: BOIUK Plc Customer Relations

*Please note, this data reflects the total time taken to reach a conclusion and we have not deducted time while we were waiting for a customer to reply to us.

To help you put these figures into context:

  • 97% of customers who complained to us were satisfied with the way we handled their complaint and chose not to refer the matter to the Financial Ombudsman Service for independent adjudication;
  • On 69% of the cases that the Financial Ombudsman Service adjudicated on, they concluded that the outcome reached by Bank of Ireland (UK) plc was fair;^
  • On average, Bank of Ireland (UK) plc upholds 41.56% of all complaints we receive;
  • Bank of Ireland (UK) plc resolves 79.27% of all complaints within 8 weeks of receiving them.

^ Source: Financial Ombudsman Service, March 2024

Industry Complaints Performance Data

For more information, click the link to view the financial services industry complaints data, published online by the Financial Ombudsman Service in the UK.

Glossary of Terms

To better understand the terms used in this publication please refer to our complaints publication report glossary of terms.

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Previously Published Complaints Data

Please click the link to see our previously published complaints data.