Service Level Standards

The FSC is committed to publishing a set of service level standards and its adherence to the same as part of its transparency obligations. 

  Q1/2011 Q2/2011 Q3/2011 Q4/2011
Measure Received Measure Received Measure Received Measure Received Measure
Applications                
To provide feedback to the applicant following an initial review of a complete application no later than 8 weeks from its receipt. 6 100% 1 100% 5 100% 9 100%
Subject to the prompt receipt of all required information, to determine a complete application no later than 18 weeks of its receipt. 3 100% 5 100% 5 100% 10 100%
Risk Assessments                
To issue draft feedback letter no later than 4 weeks of the completion of the risk-assessment visit. 12 75% 17 70% 9 67% 17 59%
To issue final feedback letter no later than 2 weeks of receipt of firm's response to the draft feedback letter. 16 100% 18 78% 13 77% 17 100%
Passporting                
To issue outgoing notification for service provision no later than 4 weeks of receipt. 16 100% 12 100% 9 100% 10 100%
To issue outgoing branch (other than insurance intermediaries) notification no later than 12 weeks of receipt. - - - - - - 1 100%
To issue outgoing branch (insurance intermediaries) notification no later than 4 weeks of receipt. 2 100% 1 100% 1 100 1 100%
Complaints & Enquiries                
To acknowledge complaints about firms no later than 2 weeks of receipt. 7 86% 3 100% 4 100% 6 100%
To provide a response to a complaint about the FSC no later than 2 weeks of receipt. - - 1 100% - - - -
To provide a response to web-feedback enquiry no later than 1 week of receipt. 1 100% 1 100% - - - -
Experienced Investor Funds                
To [a] confirm that fund can be launched with no changes, or [b] require further information, documents or explanations or [c] seek changes to the fund: within 14 days of receipt of a notification for an EIF where a fund notification has been made after the fund has been established. - - 5 100% - - 6 100%