Robyn M. Allardice
Notary Public England & Wales

1. My notarial practice is regulated through the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury: 

The Faculty Office
1, The Sanctuary
Westminster
London  SW1P 3JT

Telephone: 020 7222 5381            
Email: Faculty.office@1thesanctuary.com   
Website: www.facultyoffice.org.uk 

2. If you are dissatisfied about the service you have received please do not hesitate to contact me. 

3. If we are unable to resolve the matter you may then complain to the Notaries Society of which I am a member, who have a Complaints Procedure which is approved by the Faculty Office.  This procedure is free to use and is designed to provide a quick resolution to any dispute. 

4. In that case please write (but do not enclose any original documents) with full details of your complaint to :- 

The Secretary of The Notaries Society
P O Box 7655
Milton Keynes MK11 9NR

Email: secretary@thenotariessociety.org.uk              
Tel: 01908 803527

If you have any difficulty in making a complaint in writing please do not hesitate to call the Notaries Society/the Faculty Office for assistance. 

5. Finally, even if you have your complaint considered under the Notaries Society Approved Complaints Procedure, you may at the end of that procedure, or after a period of 8 weeks from the date you first notified me that you were dissatisfied, make your complaint to the Legal Ombudsman, if you are not happy with the result :  

Legal Ombudsman
P O Box 6806
Wolverhampton  WV1 9WJ 

Tel: 0300 555 0333        
Email:  enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk            
Website:  www.legalombudsman.org.uk   

6. If you decide to make a complaint to the Legal Ombudsman, you must refer your matter to the Legal Ombudsman within one year from the act/omission or within one year from when you should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint.