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You and Yours: Data protection fines, Care home visiting, World Cup accommodation

Data protection fines, Care home visiting, World Cup accommodation

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Data protection fines, Care home visiting, World Cup accommodation

Unlawful cold calls. Care home face mask rules. Affordable World Cup accommodation.

The regulator fines four firms for making unlawful cold calls. Face mask rules for care home visitors. Football fans struggle to find affordable World Cup accommodation.

The data protection regulator has cracked down on four companies this morning for unlawfully cold calling people. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued fines of £370,000. The firms unlawfully obtained the information of almost 150,000 people and tried to sell them home efficiency products like loft insulation. We speak to Andy Curry, the ICO's Head of Investigations.

We report on the easing of visiting restrictions in care homes and examine why some infection control measures are still in place as we emerge from the pandemic. We also look at why Government guidance is different depending on where you live in the UK. We hear from two listeners about their experience of visiting relatives in care homes. We speak to Mike Padgham, Managing Director of St Cecilia's Care Group in North Yorkshire. And Helen Wildbore, Director of the charity, the Relatives and Residents Association, explains why she believes Government guidance for England needs overhauling.

With just weeks to go until the start of the World Cup in Qatar, we ask why some fans are finding it hard to find reasonably-priced accommodation in the tiny Gulf state. The event is expected to attract more than one million visitors, but by March, Qatar only had 30,000 hotel rooms, most of which had already been booked by Fifa for football teams, officials and sponsors. The organisers are trying to boost the amount of accommodation available before the tournament kicks off on November 20th. We hear from England fans, and also speak to Simon Calder, the Independent's Travel Correspondent.



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