My Lords, I have some sympathy with the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, which reflects the concerns expressed by StepChange. I understand that the SFGB is to carry out its commissioning function by setting standards for advice, whereas I think the Bill casts the body in the role of a kind of second regulator. That is also made clear by the amendments of the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, which deal with the same thing. I worry whether the SFGB will become too like the FCA in terms of its culture. I had understood that it would set the standards which would enable the right partners to be commissioned, but if it has too many powers to act as a regulator, I am concerned that it will become more like the FCA and less sympathetic to consumer concerns.
Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Viscount Trenchard
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 11 September 2017.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [HL].
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