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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to urgently review and strengthen the protection afforded to UK small and medium sized enterprises against unfair sales practices and organised scams (such as rogue publishing houses) carried out from within the UK. More details
Submitted by Richard Edge – Deadline to sign up by: 06 November 2008 – Signatures: 148
More details from petition creator
SMEs drive growth and innovation in the UK and often support schools and charities. Unfortunately hundreds of SMEs are being targeted by unfair sales practices and organised scams operating nationwide from within the UK. An example is rogue publishing houses, who attempt to deceive/coerce/harass SMEs into making payments for sponsored literature for schools, preying upon charitable intention. Such scams have been known since before 2005, but perpetrators are still able to harass and abuse employees/owners of SMEs with impunity for months after formal complaints about them have been made to police and trading standards.
Action should be taken to ensure that the time between initial complaint and closure is reported and reduced. Nationwide coordination between police, Consumer Direct and trading standards should be made more transparent to complainants, and both the responsibility and duty to investigate/prosecute clearly delegated at operational and ministerial level.
Current signatories
Richard Edge, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- I think that this is a good idea
- John Holden (petitions.pm.gov.uk/Thereisnogod)
- Abdullah Rhodes-Taylor
- Erika Drewett
- Philip Gargan
- Angela Wright
- Martin J Watson
- Michael Stewart
- Stephen Foster
- Andrew Lynan
- Joanne Stewart
- K. Stevens
- arthur shepherd
- Sarah Wennell
- Samantha Powell
- Penny Price
- R.Groom
- Andrew Pepin
- Dan Reynolds
- malachi doyle
- kevin wright
- J Dunbar
- Mary Munnelly
- Matthew Peskett
- Katie Francis
- Robin Sayewell
- Barbara Edmonds
- Jenny Thain
- Tony King
- Rupert Rawnsley
- Trevor Day
- Simon Chapman
- Ted Pallot
- PETER WHITEHEAD
- Mark Goody
- d p
- Sally Houston
- Paul Kiddle
- John Flower
- Debra Flower
- Roberta Morris
- brenda stewart
- Ian Flower
- Sally Daniel
- Richard Taylor
- S.M.Hewiit esq.
- Stephen Elford
- Jasmine Iddenden
- Andrew Stewart
- Nick Bishenden
- clifford smith
- Mary Briggs
- James Ellis
- Christopher Edge
- Teresa Edge
- Phil Simmonds
- Steve Margetts
- H.Salisbury
- James Forman
- james hall
- Andrea J Chee
- Denis Dodd
- Antony Colliver
- Mike Hansborough
- Colin Scott
- Alison Crofts
- John Radcliffe
- Rebecca Pike
- S McDonagh
- Brian Welch
- Graham Whittington
- Adrian Wright
- graeme hunter
- barbara haywood
- Rhonda D'Ambrosio
- Yvonne Melhuish
- Claire Nichols
- Kevin Payne
- Paul Read
- david pannell
- Clare Whitehead
- Issa M. Priest
- Victoria Johnston
- Lee Lam
- Jude East
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- auriol ramsay
- Fiona Prevett
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- Ross Munro
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- Phillip Doyle
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