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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