Fraud: Phone Scammers

Debate between Lord Bates and Lord Hunt of Chesterton

Thursday 4th December 2014 Lords Chamber

[Lord Bates]

It is very difficult. Sometimes they are using data that were provided before the person delisted from the system. That is something that Ofcom is looking at, and the Government are engaging with Ofcom in that matter, but it is an ongoing problem that we will have to live with.

[Lord Hunt of Chesterton (Lab)]

Why are local authorities now asking people to give all this personal detail when they are registering to vote? If it is voluntary, you either do not give it or you do—and I suspect that a lot of people are giving too much information, which the local authorities proudly say that they are selling. I cannot understand it.

[Lord Bates]

Again, in that particular piece of legislation there is a provision whereby someone can choose not to have their details revealed.

[Lord Hunt of Chesterton]

It is not easy.

[Lord Bates]

Right, but the point is that that provision is there. A lot of what we have to do is in terms of making people aware of their rights in the disclosure of information, as well as being responsible.