Cold-calling ban criticised over 'slow' timeframe

The Treasury today published its response to the consultation on cold-calling and pension scams. Over the weekend the government confirmed it would go ahead with its crackdown on cold-calling, including the implementation of a ban on calls, emails and text messages. Royal London director of policy Steve Webb said: "With regard to cold-calling, the consultation says only that the government will be working on the details for the rest of this year and will then legislate 'when Parliamentary time allows'.    "With people being scammed every day, this is much too slow. Even if a measure i...