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                   Customer Protection: The Customer                                                         Customer Dispute Resolution Scheme (“CDRS”) - Key Statistics for 2022

                   Dispute Resolution Scheme


                   How the scheme works                                                                      Stage in CDRS Process                                                                   1 Jan – 31 December 2022


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                                                                                                             Enquiries to CDRS (whether in or outside jurisdiction)                                                    53*
                   An internal complaints-handling framework is

                   a requirement for authorised firms in the QFC.
                                                                                                             Out of scope matters                                                                                      23
                   Where customer complaints are not satisfactorily
                   resolved by a firm’s internal framework, customers
                                                                                                             CDRS matters assessed or under assessment                                                                 30
                   can seek redress through an external independent

                   adjudication process, the CDRS. The CDRS has
                                                                                                             CDRS matters referred to adjudicator                                                                       1
                   been in operation since 2014 and has resulted in a

                   number of successful outcomes for customers.
                                                                                                             CDRS matters finalised by adjudicator                                                                     2#





                                                                                                             * Includes two matters carried over from 2021

                                                                                                             # The matter was referred in Dec 2021 and adjudication was provided in Jan 2022
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