BLACK SHEEP BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LTD

Code of Practice on Complaint Handling
and Dispute Resolution

BLACK SHEEP BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LTD is an independent company that delivers communications services to business customers. While we may not provide all the component parts of our services ourselves, we do take responsibility for the services delivered to you. So we will liaise with our suppliers to ensure that any problems with their services are resolved promptly.

We make every effort to ensure that our customers are happy with the level of service, and the products and service they receive from us. However, despite our best efforts, things can go wrong. We take customer complaints very seriously and aim to resolve them quickly and efficiently.

If you have a complaint about any part of our service, please contact our Customer Service Team using one of the following
By phone: 01204206013
By email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
By letter: Martin Lloyd, Black Sheep Business Comms Ltd, 1st Floor Meridian House, 5 Longworth Road, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire. BL6 7BA

If you telephone, our advisors will ask you about your complaint and seek to resolve the problem while you are on the line. During any discussions we will protect the privacy of the information that we hold on you. To do this we may have to ask you questions to confirm that we are speaking to the right person.

If you make your complaint by email or in writing, we will acknowledge receipt, advise how and when we will next respond and provide you with a contact point for checking progress on the resolution of your complaint.

We will try to resolve your complaint quickly and efficiently, and to keep you informed at all times. We normally aim to resolve complaints within 10 working days but, depending on the nature of the complaint, this is not always possible. However, If you are not happy with progress in resolving your complaint you can ask the person to whom you are speaking to escalate the matter to their manager, and ultimately to the Managing Director.  If we cannot resolve the problem, we will write to you to say so.

If it has been more than 8 weeks from the date you first contacted us to complain or you have received a letter from us saying that your complaint has reached “deadlock”, then you may ask for help from

Communications Ombudsman Website: www.commsombudsman.org Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Phone: 0330 440 1614 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm, and Saturday, 9am to 1pm) 
Post: Communications Ombudsman, P.O. Box 730, Warrington, WA4 6WU

The Communications Ombudsman is an independent organisation which is approved by Ofcom to provide an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) service. Ofcom-approved ADR services sort out disputes between communications providers and their consumer and small business customers. Their job is to investigate complaints fairly by listening to both sides of the story. They look at the facts given to them before recommending any action that may be needed to put things right.

Alternatively, if at any time you are not satisfied with the progress of your complaint you can ask us to agree an early referral to ADR (i.e. that we issue a deadlock letter). However, we may decline to do so if we do believe we will shortly resolve your complaint and are taking active steps to do so.

Useful addresses:- 

Useful addresses

Communications Ombudsman Website: www.commsombudsman.org Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Phone: 0330 440 1614 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm, and Saturday, 9am to 1pm)

Post: Communications Ombudsman, P.O. Box 730, Warrington, WA4 6WU

Ofcom -  Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA. Tel: 020 7981 3040 or 0300 123 3333 email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  Website: www.ofcom.org.uk

Phone-paid Services Authority - 40 Bank Street London, E14 5NR Tel:0800 500 212 or 020 7940 7474 email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  Website:www.psauthority.org.uk

Telephone Preference Service - DMA House, 70 Margaret Street, London W1W 8SS Tel: 0345 0700707 email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  Website: www.tpsonline.org.uk

Federation of Communication Services (FCS) -  The Grainger Suite, Dobson House, Regent Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3PF. Tel: 020 7186 5432 email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  Website: www.fcs.org.uk

This code has been licensed by The Federation of Communication Services Limited 2022
Correct as of May 2022