A spokesman for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) said the legislation would be tabled "when parliamentary time allows", raising the possibility that it could be many months before the rules come in. A UK ban on cold-calling to sell pensions will be extended to include emails and texts in an attempt to combat fraud. Photograph: Cold calls relating to mortgage sales are already banned. A government spokesperson said that introduction of the rules would depend on the availability of parliamentary time, meaning that regulations may not be in force for many months. Campaign group Fair Telecoms said the rules were insufficient and that a total ban on all unsolicited direct market calls should introduced.
A UK ban on cold-calling to sell pensions will be extended to include emails and texts in an attempt to combat fraud. Photograph: Cold calls relating to mortgage sales are already banned. A government spokesperson said that introduction of the rules would depend on the availability of parliamentary time, meaning that regulations may not be in force for many months. Campaign group Fair Telecoms said the rules were insufficient and that a total ban on all unsolicited direct market calls should introduced.