FCA reforms decision-making to tackle consumer harm

As part of its transformation to a more innovative and assertive regulator, more decisions will be taken by the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) senior managers rather than by the Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC). The new process will ensure decisions to prevent or stop consumer harm are taken more quickly. 

More contentious cases will continue to be reviewed by the RDC, which is a committee of the FCA’s Board that operates separately from the regulator. Its members are drawn from