Feedback about Nesta

We are always happy to receive comments, feedback and suggestions about our publications, programmes and activities. We are interested in your views and would like to know if you spot any inaccuracies in our publications. If you don't have a contact at Nesta, please write to us at information@nesta.org.uk

Complaints process

If you have a complaint about Nesta or the way you have been treated by us, you can complain to us by following the process set out below.

We aim to:

• Treat complaints seriously and deal with them properly
• Resolve complaints promptly and informally whenever possible
• Ensure that complaints are treated in confidence

Complaints about funding applications

You may be disappointed if we turn down your application for funding from Nesta, but you cannot use this complaints process to appeal against that decision. We can only look at your application again if you can show that we did not follow the published process for assessing your application.

What to do if you have a complaint

If you have a complaint about Nesta, we suggest that you first contact the member of staff you have been dealing with. If you complain in person or by phone, we will try to resolve the issue there and then. If you complain by email or in writing, we will acknowledge your complaint within 5 days, and do everything we can to resolve it within 21 days. We hope to settle most complaints as quickly as possible in this way.

What if the complaint is not resolved?

If you are not happy with our first response to your complaint, then you can get back in touch with us by email or writing to our Head of Legal at the address below. We will acknowledge your complaint within 5 days. Your complaint will be reviewed by an Executive Director and we will respond to you in writing within 30 days.

If you are still unhappy with their response, you can then write to our Chief Executive, who will review your complaint and respond within 30 days.

If for any reason your complaint is still unresolved, you can then write to the Chair of our Board of Trustees. We will contact you within 7 days and let you know how quickly the Chair or another trustee will be able to consider and respond to your complaint.

When writing to us about a complaint, please set out the facts as clearly as possible in a logical order. Remember to include important details and dates where possible and the names of anyone you dealt with at Nesta. Please explain what you would like us to do to put things right and let us know how we should contact you.

If for any reason, we cannot meet the timescales set out here, we will let you know and give you a new deadline for a response.

Where to send your complaint

By email: information@nesta.org.uk

In writing:    

Nesta Operating Company

1 Plough Place

London EC1A 4DE

Charity Commission and OSCR

Nesta is a registered charity regulated by the Charity Commission and by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. Their contact details are as follows:

The Charity Commission

Charity Commission First Contact

PO Box 1227

Liverpool L69 3UG

Tel. 0845 300 0218

http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/index.aspx

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

2nd Floor

Quadrant House

9 Riverside Drive

Dundee DD1 4NY

Tel. 01382 220446

http://www.oscr.org.uk/