ICO fines Yorkshire company for pension cold calls

Made almost 100,000 calls

James Phillips
clock • 2 min read

Halifax-based Parkin Beacher has been fined £50,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for cold calling.

The company, identifying itself as either Your Pension Options or Pension Choice, admitted to making nearly 100,000 calls relating to possible pension reviews, aiming to arrange an introduction to an adviser. Your Pension Options was investigated after 16 complaints - received between 1 February 2019 and 30 September 2019 - were registered with the ICO, and an enforcement notice has now been issued to the company to require it to cease calls. Cold calling in relation to pensions has been banned since 2019, except in limited circumstances where the caller - a regulated entity or pensio...

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