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July to December 2013

Number of complaints opened

Number of complaints closed

Complaints closed within eight weeks (%)

Complaints upheld by firm (%)

Banking

82,543

79,114

92%

45%

Home finance

4,520

3,885

94%

53%

General insurance and pure protection

225.229

249,379

85%

73%

Decumulation, life and pensions

897

894

81%

37%

Investments

3,852

4,002

86%

49%

Total

317,041

337,274

86%

66%

Barclays Bank Plc

Firm name: Barclays Bank Plc
Group: Barclays Group
Other firms included in this report (if any): Barclays Insurance Services Company Ltd and Solution Personal Finance Ltd
Brands/trading names covered: Barclays Bank Plc, Barclays Retail Bank, Barclaycard, Barclays Wealth, Barclays Business Bank, Barclays Corporate Bank, Solution Personal Finance Ltd, Standard Life Cash Savings & Mortgages, Standard Life Cash Savings, Standard Life Mortgages.

Barclays Bank Plc

Number of complaints opened

Number of complaints closed

Complaints closed within eight weeks (%)

Complaints upheld by firm (%)

Banking

80,067

76,667

92%

45%

Home finance

4,503

3,867

94%

53%

General insurance and pure protection

222,946

246,705

85%

73%

Decumulation, life and pensions

763

766

80%

33%

Investments

1,215

1,280

66%

48%

Total

309,494

329,285

86%

66%

Barclays Stockbrokers Limited

Firm name: Barclays Stockbrokers Limited
Group: Barclays Group
Other firms included in this report (if any): 
Brands/trading names covered: Barclays Stockbrokers Limited.

Barclays Stockbrokers Limited

Number of complaints opened

Number of complaints closed

Complaints closed within eight weeks (%)

Complaints upheld by firm (%)

Banking

0

0

0%

0%

Home finance

0

0

0%

0%

General insurance and pure protection

0

0

0%

0%

Decumulation, life and pensions

121

122

89%

89%

Investments

1,799

1,819

96%

52%

Total

1,920

1,941

96%

52%

Clydesdale Financial Services Limited

Firm name: Clydesdale Financial Services Limited
Group: Barclays Group
Other firms included in this report (if any): 
Brands/trading names covered: Clydesdale Financial Services Limited, Barclays Partner Finance.

Clydesdale Financial Services Limited

Number of complaints opened

Number of complaints closed

Complaints closed within eight weeks (%)

Complaints upheld by firm (%)

Banking

1,939

1,881

89%

26%

Home finance

0

0

0%

0%

General insurance and pure protection

74

72

99%

94%

Decumulation, life and pensions

0

0

0%

0%

Investments

0

0

0%

0%

Total

2,013

1,953

90%

29%

Firstplus Financial Group Plc

Firm name: Firstplus Financial Group Plc
Group: Barclays Group
Other firms included in this report (if any): 
Brands/trading names covered: Firstplus Financial Group Plc.

Firstplus Financial Group Plc

Number of complaints opened

Number of complaints closed

Complaints closed within eight weeks (%)

Complaints upheld by firm (%)

Banking

537

566

98%

35%

Home finance

17

18

83%

17%

General insurance and pure protection

2,209

2,602

95%

92%

Decumulation, life and pensions

0

0

0%

0%

Investments

0

0

0%

0%

Total

2,763

3,186

96%

81%

Woolwich Plan Managers Limited

Firm name: Woolwich Plan Managers Limited
Group: Barclays Group
Other firms included in this report (if any): Barclays Wealth Funds Limited
Brands/trading names covered: Woolwich Plan Managers Limited, Barclays Wealth Funds Limited.

Woolwich Plan Managers Limited

Number of complaints opened

Number of complaints closed

Complaints closed within eight weeks (%)

Complaints upheld by firm (%)

Banking

0

0

0%

0%

Home finance

0

0

0%

0%

General insurance and pure protection

0

0

0%

0%

Decumulation, life and pensions

13

6

83%

17%

Investments

838

903

94%

44%

Total

851

909

94%

43%

Additional context

Barclays Group has over 42 million Banking category related accounts, including current accounts, credit cards, personal loans and savings accounts. This means we reported 1.94 Banking complaints per 1,000 accounts.

For every Home Finance (mortgage) account, we reported 4.63 complaints for every 1,000 loans outstanding.

In total, we reported 57.79 complaints per 1,000 accounts related to General Insurance and Pure Protection, with the majority of complaints in this category related to Payment Protection Insurance (PPI). Excluding this product, we reported 1.73 complaints per 1,000 accounts.