The ICO has fined a green energy company, Home Energy & Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELM) £200,000 after ruling it recklessly broke marketing call regulations.
An ICO investigation discovered that HELM made over six million calls as part of a massive automated call marketing campaign offering ‘free’ solar panels.
This is the largest fine the ICO has issued in relation to nuisance calls.
Press release: https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2015/09/ico-issues-largest-ever-nuisance-calls-fine/
Monetary Penalty Notice: https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/mpns/1432872/helm-monetary-penalty-notice.pdf