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There are now 14,836,546 people (May 2007) registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) in the UK representing over 50% of the UK's residential telephone numbers.

Unsolicited calls to anyone registered with the TPS could result in a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).  The ICO may take action under the Privacy and Electronic Regulations (PECR).  This may result in a fine of up to £5000.00.

If you have an existing consumer database and are not sure if this affects you, here is the guide to marketers from ICO website.

http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/privacy_and_electronic/detailed_specialist_guides/pecr_guidance_for_marketers_dec06.pdf 

To screen your database with the Telephone Preference Service take a free database audit with Leadline and identify your contacts who are registered with the TPS - here are more details

If you have a consumer database click here

If you have a mix of consumer and business contacts on your database click here 

If you have a database of business contacts it may contain companies who have registered with the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (CTPS).  Here is a link to a good practice guide produced by the ICO:

http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/privacy_and_electronic/practical_application/corporate_telephone_preference_service_gpn.pdf 

If you want to identify the companies on your own database who are registered with the CTPS please click here