Customer care and complaints

These standards were agreed by the Customer Care focus group in July 2008.

Redland will:

1. Reply to any written communication within five days of receipt.

Target: 95%.
Monitor by random checking exercise.

2. Offer a simple way to make a complaint, which residents understand.

Target: 90%.
Monitor by satisfaction survey of complaints service users and by telephone survey.

3. Acknowledge receipt of a formal complaint within three days and send a full reply within 21 days.

Target: 100%.
Monitor by 100% check, reported as Board key performance indicator.

4. Make sure telephone callers speak to someone able to deal with their enquiry, usually when they first call, or if this is not possible, within one working day.

Target: 70% first call. 90% call back.
Monitor by mystery shopping.

5. Carry out an annual review of the contact details and information we hold about each individual resident.

Target: 100%.
Monitor by 100% check.

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