Two firms hit with £250,000 in fines for ignoring TPS
The relentless pursuit of companies which are abusing the Telephone Preference Service has triggered new fines totalling £250,000, following a double…
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Directors of rogue call firms face fines from next month
It has been over two years in the making but the Government has finally passed legislation which will make directors…
PPI cold call ban failing to stem stampede of cowboys
The Government is being urged to hand over the policing of financial services telemarketing to the Financial Conduct Authority after…
Car crash data thief hit with six month prison sentence
A former employee of Nationwide Accident Repair Services has been sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to…
Pensions cold call ban to come into force this autumn
The Government has revealed that the long-awaited legislation which will outlaw pensions cold calling will be introduced this autumn, nearly…
3 million numbers wiped from TPS as clean-up begins
The Information Commissioner’s Office has come good on its pledge to start removing inactive and invalid numbers from the Telephone…
TPS abuse triggers £150,000 blow to Manchester firm
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing its crackdown on rogue telemarketing companies with Manchester firm Oaklands Assist UK the latest to feel…
New consumer campaign to tackle rise of pension scams
With the Government still dawdling over enforcing a ban on pension cold calling, UK regulators have joined forces to launch…
Contact centres ‘living in fear’ over Ofcom crackdown
Ofcom’s new rules on abandoned and silent calls – which have enforced a zero tolerance approach to the issue –…
Fresh delay to pensions cold calling ban sparks uproar
The Government’s commitment to rid the country of telemarketing sharks has been called into question following an admission that the…