MoJ names rogue claims firms
The Ministry of Justice has now listed on it website all the
claims-management companies that have had their authorisations
suspended or cancelled.
The MoJ, which regulates the sector, says that specific reasons for enforcement action will not be published. Firms in this sector arrange the entire process of claiming compensation.
Officials says that publishing the names and the status of their authorisations "is simply making this information easier for consumers to check".
Says spokesman Jan Farenden: "The claims management regulator suspends or cancels a person's authorisation in accordance with the enforcement policy and the procedures in the Claims Management Services (Regulations) 2006 if conditions of authorisation have not been complied with and it is necessary to take this action to protect the public.
"If a business is suspended or cancelled they have 28 days from the date of the decision to appeal to the Claims Management Services Tribunal."