UK Government PSI policy impacts SMEs
The Association of Independent Personal Search Agents (IPSA) has a press release following a meeting between the Association and the UK Department of Communities and Local Government (CLG) that took place on the 9th February 2010. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss amongst others industry matters and the existing guidance on Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) for property search data.
The IPSA states:
“The Association of Independent Personal Search Agents (IPSA) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer yesterday held talks with Communities and Local Government (CLG) officials.
Steve Davies, IPSA CEO commented “IPSAs initial position for the meeting was to request a rewrite of the charging guidance in light of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) decision notices and guidance from the Information Commissioner (ICO).”
The talks ended with Communities and Local Government officials detailing the current position of the charging regulations which are apparently redundant in respect of charging for environmental data which is incorporated within personal search required data; officials did stress that the legislation still provides a vehicle for internal charging for Local Authority search reports.
Christian Lister, IPSA Chairman continued “Steve and I are extremely grateful to the CLG officials today, not only for accepting the meeting but discussions concluding with IPSAs long held beliefs, that nearly all data is EIR.”
IPSA took the opportunity to raise many issues; the people reluctant to disclose to the media or discuss internally, the 1 million pounds of debt levied upon the search industry with use of a logo, the political positions and the heavy handed independent regulation situation which now seems to have been harbouring unlawful, possibly illegal charges and criteria against IPSA members.
Christian, concluded “IPSA added additional expertise to its legal team during the Christmas period, and we have asked them to see what can be done and who should be held legally accountable on behalf of our 177 members, their clients, the lenders, the vendors and the prospective purchasers.”
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