Telefundraising agency blames GDPR as debts mount
The boss of one of the UK’s largest charity telemarketing agencies has blamed GDPR for a collapse in the company’s…
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Pensions cold calls banned at last – but doubts remain
The Government has finally outlawed pensions cold calling – two years after the ban was first announced – with companies…
Minister: ‘No hiding place’ for rogue cold call directors
Digital minister Margot James has pledged that there “is now no hiding place” for rogue directors of telemarketing firms, with…
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…
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…