The government is trying to crack down on companies that hound households with unsolicited marketing calls after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) revealed that it received over 120,000 complaints between April and November last year.
Culture Secretary Maria Miller is pushing forward new plans in consultation with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) which is reviewing whether firms that break the rules should be fined up to 20 per cent of their annual turnover.
“Nuisance calls must stop. At best they are an irritation and an unwanted intrusion, at worst they cause real distress and fear, particularly to the elderly or housebound,” Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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