The ICO has ordered a sole proprietor to stop making unsolicited marketing calls relating to potential claims for industrial hearing injuries.

Over 1,000 complaints have been made to the ICO and the TPS about Aurangzeb Iqbal then trading as the Hearing Clinic who were making nuisance calls to people registered on the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).

Complainants said callers stated they could be in danger of losing their hearing as they had worked in a loud industrial environment, even though for many people that wasn't the case. The company made multiple calls to households and reports were received of aggressive sales callers using out of date personal information.