Complaints Procedure

1 INTRODUCTION
We always aim for the highest standards and to provide you with the best service possible. Unfortunately, sometimes things go wrong and when they do, we want to know. We welcome complaints about our lotteries and third parties acting on our behalf operating the Lottery. Telling us about your experience gives us the chance to put things right and make improvements

2 CONTACT US
We want to sort things out for you as soon as we can. The easiest and quickest way is by talking to our dedicated complaints team on:
01677 450319
07773722767
We can help you quicker on the phone but we recognise that this may not be your preferred choice, so you can also email: admin@parentingtogether.co.uk or write to us at:
Parenting Together C/O Gerry Hannah, 8 Donald Smith Court, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5RR

3 WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
Please provide us with as much information as possible when making your complaint. This will help us to understand the issue and resolve it quickly. Please include:
Your name and address
Your reference number, if you have one. You can usually find this near the top of the letter if we have written to you recently A description of your complaint and how it’s affected you When the issue happened
A contact number (or other preferred method of contact, such as an email address) and a convenient time to contact you
This is to make sure the right person handles your complaint so they can investigate and resolve the situation as soon as possible
Your contact details will help us reach you if we need to discuss your complaint, especially if we need more information. We will always try to call you back at an agreed time

4 WHAT WE’LL DO
We'll record your complaint and do everything we can to resolve it quickly:
We'll get in touch with you to discuss your complaint
We will try to agree the resolution to the problem at that point For more complex issues, we may need more time to investigate your concerns
If this is the case:
We'll send you an acknowledgement letter outlining the next steps and when you can expect to hear from us
We'll give you the name of the person handling your complaint and a contact number if you need to contact us
If necessary, we will contact you for more information using your preferred method of contact
If the investigation is likely to take longer than two weeks, we'll keep you updated of our progress throughout our investigation. Our Response
Once we've completed our investigation, we'll send you a Response Letter. This will outline the details of the investigation, how we reached our decision and what we propose to do to put things right. It will also provide information about what to do if you disagree with our response. Appeal and Escalation
We strive to do things the right way first time. However, if you don’t agree with our response, you may appeal and we will ask the Director General’s office to take a look and make sure your complaint has been resolved fairly
Just contact our complaints team again on 01677 450319, by email to: admin@parentingtogether.co.uk
Once the independent review has been completed, we’ll send you a Final Response Letter with our resolution

5 TIMESCALES
We aim to resolve all complaints as quickly as possible but sometimes resolution may take a while, especially if we need to undertake an investigation
If we can resolve your complaint over the phone then that’s what we’ll do
If your complaint requires a Response Letter, we will send that as soon as we can. If it’s likely to take a few days to investigate your complaint then we’ll send an acknowledgement as soon as possible, usually within two business days
In our experience, most investigations can be completed within 14 days, after which we will send you a Response Letter
If we can’t meet this deadline, we’ll send you an update indicating when we are likely to resolve your complaint
Where we need more time, we will continue to send regular updates until your complaint has been resolved

6 PUTTING THINGS RIGHT We will usually ask you for your agreement before we implement any remedial action
If we agree that action is required to put things right, we will take that action without delay or explain why we can’t do that

7 IF YOU’VE ALREADY COMPLAINED If you need an update on a complaint you’ve already made please contact your complaint handler
Their name and contact details are