A company director has been fined almost £3,000 for breaching
the UK Data Protection Act, according to a report by Leeds Today.
The Yorkshire businessman was charged over illegal telephone calls
made by his employees for the purposes of obtaining
information.
Mark Hoy, who runs HRH Legal and Financial Service, offered debt
collection services, including the tracing of missing debtors. As
part of the tracking process, firm employees telephoned various
agencies and companies – effectively seeking personal data under
false pretences, in breach of the Data Protection Act.
The company was charged with 16 offences under the Act, and Hoy
faced the same charges personally, according to Leeds Today. He
pled guilty at Leeds Magistrates Court and was fined £50 for each
offence. The company was fined £100 per offence plus £500 in
costs.
