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Results for Nuisance calls tag

December 2018

Which? urges regulator to hit cold call bosses with fines of up to £500,000

17 December 2018

Which? is calling for cold calling company bosses to be hit with fines of up to £500,000 under tough new rules that come into force today, as research shows nuisance calls continue to blight people’s lives across the UK. In October 2016, the Government announced plans for directors of firms responsible for nuisance calls to […]

Press Release: Alex Neill, Calling Time on Nuisance Calls, Nuisance calls

August 2018

Don’t let them off the hook: make cold call bosses accountable

21 August 2018

Which? is calling for directors of companies that bombard households with nuisance calls to be held personally liable and hit with huge fines, as new research shows the majority of people are still being plagued by unsolicited calls. The scale of nuisance calling continues to be a big problem in the UK, with more than […]

Press Release: Alex Neill, director accountability, ICO, Nuisance calls

April 2017

Which? response to Government’s plans to introduce nuisance call blocking devices for vulnerable people

6 April 2017

Alex Neill, Which? Managing Director of Home Services, said: “Nuisance calls are a modern menace, so it’s right that the Government takes action to help vulnerable people who continue to be bombarded with them. “Government now needs to bring in as soon as possible its promised action to hold directors personally accountable when their company […]

Statement: Nuisance calls

March 2017

“Nuisance calls continue to plague people’s everyday lives” – Which? response to Scottish Government Nuisance Calls Press Release

12 March 2017

Alex Neill, Which? Managing Director of Home Services said: “Nuisance calls continue to plague people’s everyday lives – more so in Scotland than the rest of the UK. “After pressing for action on this modern menace and working with the Scottish Government to establish this Commission, we welcome today’s commitment to take action. We will […]

Statement: Nuisance calls, Scotland

October 2016

“This is a massive victory for the hundreds of thousands of people who supported our Nuisance Calls campaign” – Which? response to Government clamp down on nuisance call crooks

23 October 2016

Alex Neill, Which? Managing Director of Home & Legal services, said:  “This is a massive victory for the hundreds of thousands of people who supported our Nuisance Calls campaign. It’s good to see the Government has listened to consumers and will be introducing new rules to hold company directors to account. This legislation will stop […]

Statement: Alex Neill, campaign, DCMS, government, Nuisance, Nuisance calls

September 2016

“It’s time for the Government to take tougher action” – Which? response to MP Patricia Gibson’s Bill on company director accountability for nuisance calls

13 September 2016

Alex Neill, Which? Director of Campaigns and Policy, said: “Millions of people are still being pestered by nuisance calls everyday. We have been campaigning to ensure that company directors are held personally accountable for unlawful calls and texts and it’s time for the Government to take tougher action and put in place new rules.”

Statement: Calling Time, Nuisance calls

August 2016

Hold company directors responsible for their nuisance calls

28 August 2016

As recent research finds eight in ten people are still receiving nuisance calls, Which? ​​is calling for company directors to be held personally to account. The issue of nuisance calls remains prominent in the UK with eight in 10 (81%) confirming to having received at least one nuisance call in May this year. Of those […]

Press Release: Calling Time on Nuisance Calls, Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), mandatory Caller Line Identification, Nuisance calls

July 2016

“Important that measures in Digital Economy Bill come into force quickly” – Which? response to publication of Digital Economy Bill

5 July 2016

Alex Neill, Which? Director of Policy and Campaigns, said:  “We welcome today’s commitment from Government to ensure every UK household has the legal right to a fast broadband connection, improved switching, automatic compensation when services fail and tougher sanctions for nuisance calling.    “Telecoms are an essential service and it’s important that the measures in the Digital […]

Statement: broadband, Compensation, Digital Economy Bill, Mobile, Nuisance calls, switching, Telecoms

June 2016

Scots receive more nuisance calls than the rest of the UK

29 June 2016

Ahead of a Scottish Government nuisance calls summit being held in Edinburgh today, new research from Which? finds Scots are receiving more nuisance calls each month than those in the rest of the UK.   New Which? research finds that 29% of Scottish residents said that they received 11 or more nuisance calls in the […]

Press Release: Calling Time, Nuisance calls

May 2016

“Make company directors accountable for nuisance calls.” – Which? response to ICO’s latest fine for nuisance calls made by a Blackburn based CMC

16 May 2016

Alex Neill, Which? Director of Policy and Campaigns said: “It is good to see another hefty fine for a claims management company caught making millions of nuisance calls. However, this case further highlights that alongside fines we need new rules to make company directors accountable for nuisance calls. “We want to see the Government use […]

Statement: Nuisance calls, Telecoms

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