Responses to the 2020 consultation on a draft direct marketing code of practice

On 8 January 2020 we issued a public consultation on a draft direct marketing code of practice. This ran until 4 March 2020.

We have published responses from organisations to the consultation, along with our summary of all the responses received. Names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other forms of personal data have been redacted. Responses from individuals (eg members of the public) have not been published.

For more information about what we do with personal data please see our privacy notice.

List of responses

• Action Medical Research
• Advertising Association
• Age Partnership
• Amberhawk Training Limited
• Anonos Inc
• Association of British Insurers (ABI)
• Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO)
• Association of Professional Staffing Companies (Global) Ltd (APSCo)
• Bates Wells
• BBC
• Betsson Group
• Betting and Gaming Council
• Bird & Bird LLP
• BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited
• the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
• British Heart Foundation
• British Medical Association
• British Red Cross
• British Retail Consortium (BRC)
• British Telecommunications (BT)
• Building Societies Association
• Buyapowa
• CACI Limited
• Channel 4
• Clarion Housing Group
• Communisis
• Compare the market
• Conexance
• Covea Insurance
• CPBUK Ltd
• Data Locator Group Limited
• Data Protection Network (DPN)
• Deloitte
• Dentsu Aegis Network
• Department for Communities (NI)
• Direct Line Group
• Direct Wines Limited
• DLA Piper
• DMA
• Edit
• Energyhelpline
• Energy UK
• Ernst & Young LLP
• Experian Ltd
• Exponea
• Fundraising and Regulatory Compliance Forum
• Fundraising Regulator
• Government Communication Service
• Gill's Wills
• Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
• Griffin House Consultancy Limited
• Harrow Council
• Health Research Authority (HRA)
• Hospice Lotteries Association
• IAB UK
• Imperial College London
• Independent Print Industries Association
• Information Accountability Foundation
• Information Governance for London
• Institute of Development Professionals In Education
• Institute of Fundraising
• Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)
• the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders’ Association (IMLA)
• Internet Association
• Iris Worldwide
• ISBA
• JP Legal Assist Ltd
• Legal & General
• London Borough of Barnet
• Lotteries Council
• Macmillan Cancer Support
• Market Research Society (MRS)
• Medical Defence Union
• Mention Me Limited
• Mercer
• Mobile Ecosystem Forum Limited
• More Partnership
• MyLife Digital Limited / Wood for Trees Ltd
• NAHT
• National Trust for Scotland
• Nestle UK&I
• Newcastle Building Society
• News Media Association
• NW Marketing Ltd
• Ofgem
• Olesiński i Wspólnicy
• OpenCorporates
• People's Postcode Lottery
• Personal Investment and Financial Advice Association (PIMFA)
• Phoenix Group
• Pinsent Masons
• Privacy International
• Proactis
• PromoVeritas Ltd
• Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) & LGCommunications
• QA Limited
• REaD Group
• Refinitiv
• Royal Mail Group
• RSPCA
• Saga Group Plc
• Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
• Shared Assessments
• Sheridans
• Sky
• Smartcall
• Smart Pension Limited
• the Society of Pension Professionals
• St Mary's Hospice
• Strategic Compliance Consulting Ltd
• techUK
• Teksolutions-Inc.Ltd
• Telefónica UK Limited
• The Children’s Society
• The Marketing Innovation Group Ltd
• The Salvation Army
• TransUnion Information Group
• Unison
• Universities Superannunation Scheme Ltd
• University of Bristol
• University of Nottingham
• Utilita Energy Limited
• Ukchanges
• UK Finance
• Waterfront Solicitors LLP
• Whistl UK
• World Jewish Relief
• the Worshipful Company of Marketors
• Yoti
• YouGov