Patricia Gibson has welcomed moves by the UK Government to clamp down on nuisance calls by changing the law following a long campaign by the North Ayrshire and Arran MP.
Mrs Gibson’s Unsolicited Marketing Communications (company directors): ten-minute rule bill was introduced to Parliament in September and included provisions to hold company bosses personally responsible for nuisance calls, by giving the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) the power to take action against named company directors found to have made unsolicited marketing calls in breach of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
Following the debate in Westminster, UK Ministers have now agreed to Mrs Gibson’s demand to end the scourge of nuisance calls by legislating for company directors to be fined up to £500,000 each if they are found to be in breach of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.