Double victory as rogue firms are clobbered for £220k
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing its fight against companies which flout the law by taking action against two nuisance…
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New consent warning as firm is rocked by £270,000 fine
A Hampshire company that made 22 million nuisance calls flogging PPI, personal injury claims and debt management services has been…
Scam epidemic keeps phones ringing at City watchdog
The Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Contact Centre is being bombarded by people concerned about scams and potential financial stings, with…
ICO chief Denham vows to investigate TPS ‘shambles’
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has pledged to investigate concerns over the Telephone Preference Service after admitting she was completely unaware…
MoJ claim reforms will spark ‘nuisance call epidemic’
The Ministry of Justice’s changes to personal injury compensation payments for victims of UK road accidents will mean nuisance calls…
Exposed: the overseas firms peddling the TPS database
The Telephone Preference Service has been plunged into fresh controversy with a new Decision Marketing investigation revealing that the file…
Shambolic policing of TPS blamed for rogue call carnage
A Decision Marketing investigation has finally exposed why millions of consumers who sign up for the Telephone Preference Service continue…
Data watchdog bears its teeth to list broking sector
The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned companies supplying dodgy marketing data that they are firmly in its sites after naming…
Dearth of prosecutions puts Corporate TPS in dock
Fresh questions are being raised about the effectiveness of the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (CTPS) following claims that there has…
Telemarketing chief denies mis-selling in £9m retrial
A company director who is on trial for his part in an alleged £9m marketing fraud, has told a court…