Resources on domestic abuse and coercive control

These resources will help you recognise warning signs of domestic abuse and coercive control, respond more safely and improve support for customers at risk. Explore guidance on safeguarding, high-risk customer situations, safe communication, escalation routes, customer protection and vulnerability awareness.

Relevant for customer service teams, managers, vulnerability leads and compliance professionals who need to strengthen risk awareness, improve staff confidence and support safer outcomes for vulnerable customers experiencing abuse or control.

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Essential Guide for Recognising Economic Abuse

Economic abuse can be hard to spot, especially when the signs show up as unusual account activity, restricted access to money or behaviour that looks easy to explain away. This guide helps teams recognise economic abuse as a form of coercive control and respond in a way that is careful, practical and supportive. It is designed to help customer-facing staff notice warning signs, raise concerns sensitively and understand what support may be available. The guide covers common types of economic abuse, possible indicators, how to respond to customers and where to signpost for specialist help.
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Frontline Support Quick Guide Bundle

When staff are dealing with sensitive or difficult customer conversations, they need guidance they can use there and then. This essential bundle brings together 15 practical quick guides to help teams respond with more confidence, more consistency and a better understanding of what support may be needed. The bundle covers a wide range of real customer situations, including vulnerability, bereavement, suicidal thoughts, anger, understanding, neurodiversity, older customers, first time customers and respectful communication. It's been designed to give frontline teams simple, useful guidance they can apply straight away, while also helping organisations strengthen training and day-to-day customer support.
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Vulnerable Customer Policy Template

This vulnerable customer policy gives organisations a practical starting point for putting the right principles and support in place so teams can respond more consistently, and customers can access help more easily. Provided in Word format, it is ready to download, tailor to your organisation and adapt to your internal approach.
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Vulnerability Quick Wins

Small changes can make a real difference to vulnerable customers, especially when teams need ideas they can start using straight away. This guide brings together 24 practical vulnerability quick wins that organisations can implement with little or no cost to improve accessibility, inclusive service and everyday customer support.
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Vulnerability Drivers Guide

Recognising vulnerability is easier when teams understand what may be driving it. This guide breaks down the four FCA drivers of vulnerability; health, life events, resilience and capability, and helps teams move beyond assumptions and respond in a more informed, human and useful way.
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Unacceptable Behaviour Customer Policy for Businesses

When customer behaviour crosses a line, teams need something clearer than informal guidance. This policy gives businesses a practical template for setting expectations, protecting colleagues and responding to difficult situations in a fair, consistent and workable way. The document is provided in Word format so it can be adapted to your organisation, services and internal procedures.
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Signposting Resource

A practical signposting resource to help teams support vulnerable customers with relevant helplines, charities, urgent contacts and local support options.