We received a high volume of complaints in 2024/25. This was a 49% rise compared to the year before, reflecting increased customer scrutiny and greater confidence in using our complaints process to raise dissatisfaction. We responded to 70.4% of complaints at stage one and 73.7% at stage two. This is an improvement from the year before, demonstrating early impact from our Complaints Improvement Plan.
Key themes raised include delays, poor communication, and dissatisfaction with service quality. We have centralised how we handle complaints, expanded our team and introduced a new quality assurance process. Further work is under way to respond to all complaints within the set timeframes, reduce the number of complaints escalated to stage 2, improve the quality of our responses, and rebuild trust with customers.