Article 3R7ZN Nuisance call bosses could be personally liable for £500,000 fines

Nuisance call bosses could be personally liable for £500,000 fines

by
Peter Walker Political correspondent
from Technology | The Guardian on (#3R7ZN)

Directors could face financial penalty on top of fine directly imposed on company

Business directors could be personally fined up to 500,000 if they fail to prevent nuisance calls, under a government consultation on the issue.

While there has been a big recent increase in the fines issued to companies - last year one was fined 400,000 for making almost 100m automated calls in 18 months - there is concern this has not been a sufficient deterrent.

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