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<p /> <p /> <p>The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 provides the necessary
enabling powers to put in place the funding arrangements for the Legal Ombudsman to
deal with complaints against claims management companies. These provisions were commenced
on 21 March 2014. They include a power for the Lord Chancellor to make Regulations
to charge fees to recover the costs he has incurred in meeting the expenditure of
the Legal Ombudsman in relation to claims management complaints.</p><p>The Government
consultation on the proposed structure of the Lord Chancellor's cost recovery fee
ended on 6 June and the responses are being analysed. Once the fee structure is finalised,
the Fee Regulations will be laid in Parliament for approval. Following this, an order
to commence section 161 of the Legal Services Act 2007 will be laid. This will extend
the remit of the Legal Ombudsman to enable it to deal with complaints about authorised
claims management companies.</p><p>The government is committed to enabling this as
soon as possible.</p>
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