Cold-calling ban receives parliamentary approval and becomes law
The long-awaited regulations for a cold-calling ban have been approved by the House of Commons after an onerous journey to becoming law.
The ban on cold calling was intended to be put into law by June this year after the government introduced amendments to the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill, which received royal assent in May. However,...
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