Complaints Commissioner publishes complaint decision on FCA’s failure to deal with an application for authorisation in time

On 7 November 2019, the Complaints Commissioner issued a decision following a complaint by an application that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) failed to explain, or keep to, the statutory deadline for dealing with an application for authorisation. On 3 December 2019, the FCA issued a note saying it accepted the criticisms and recommendations.