Telephone Cold Callers

• 21st May 2020 by manager in Uncategorised

  Ash Citizens Advice News – 20 May 2020

  For updated information surrounding the Coronavirus please check the government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus   Coronavirus: FCA introduces measures to support insurance customers The Financial Conduct Authority brought in new measures from Monday 18th May to help insurance customers with financial difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic. The measures cover all types of general and protection insurance including […]

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• 24th October 2019 by manager in Uncategorised

  Ash Citizens Advice News – 23 October 2019

  End of paper prescription service Electronic prescriptions are currently used by 70 per cent of surgeries in the UK, but from November the system will be rolled out nationally with a completion date of next summer. A patient can opt to have their medication details sent directly from the doctors to a local nominated pharmacy […]

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• 1st August 2019 by manager in Uncategorised

  Ash Citizens Advice News – 24 July 2019

  Plans to allow renters to access to the Rogue Landlords Database The Rogue Landlords Database, launched in 2018, contains information about private landlords and letting agents who have been prosecuted or fined. At the moment there are only ten names on the database. The list is only available to local authorities, but government plans would […]

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• 13th June 2019 by manager in Uncategorised

  Ash Citizens Advice News – 1 May 2019

  Social Care Green Paper The release date by the Government for the Green Paper outlining a long term solution for a sustainable future for social care has been delayed yet again. Originally due in July 2018, the release date is now delayed until after a Brexit deal is passed by Parliament. Till free shopping Sainsbury’s […]

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• 6th June 2019 by manager in Campaigns

  Be scam aware

  A scam is a scheme to try to steal money, personal information or data from a person or organisation. Other names for a scam include fraud, hoax, con, swindle and cheat. Scams can affect anyone. Citizens Advice are encouraging people to play their part in preventing scams by reporting and talking about them. Only about […]

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• 6th June 2019 by manager in Uncategorised

  Ash Citizens Advice News – 5 June 2019

  HMRC leads number spoofing crackdown to prevent fraud Telephone fraudsters pretending to be from the tax office have been blocked from spoofing HMRC numbers. The fraudsters would manipulate the caller number display to show real HMRC phone numbers to trick people into believing the call was genuine. Since April, HMRC has put a block on […]

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• 20th September 2018 by manager in Campaigns

  NEW RULES ON NUISANCE TELEPHONE CALLS

  From September 2018 cold callers who offer to help claim compensation for a mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) or for a personal injury, have been banned from contacting anyone who has not previously opted in to receiving such calls.  Companies will have to check they have the recipient’s consent before calling. People will be able […]

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