The latest Clay Shaw Butler Money Matters column from the Carmarthenshire Herald
The latest Clay Shaw Butler Money Matters column from the Carmarthenshire Herald. By Mark Jones, director of Carmarthen-based Clay Shaw Butler chartered accountants and business consultants. Yes, we all get them. Those dreaded nuisance calls. But, if you find them irritating, here’s some news that should prompt a wry smile . . . The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is warning companies making nuisance calls to expect more fines in 2016. The ICO has reported that they imposed more than £1,000,000 worth of penalties for nuisance calls and text messages in 2015, and anticipates they will issue a similar amount in early 2016. The fines issued in 2015 included: £295,000 of fines for companies offering call blocking or nuisance call prevention services an £80,000 fine to a PPI claims firm that sent 1.3 million text messages a £200,000 fine to a solar panels company that made six million nuisance calls a £130,000 fine to a pharmacy company that was selling custom...