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Berkley Bites Back
DBSG Chairman hits out against slurs
Leigh Berkley, chairman of the DBSG, has hit back at claims made by a Labour MP about the debt collection industry.
In an April adjournment debate MP Andrew Mackinlay described the industry as 'rotten to the core', calling for regulation to be 'beefed up' and debt sale banned.
Leigh said the industry shares the desire to stamp out bad practice, but added: "It is vital to retain a sense of proportion.
"Mr Mackinlay has scant regard for the hundreds of honest companies operating with integrity, or the hundreds of millions of civil contacts with debtors which take place each year."
He added that the MP was 'blissfully unaware' of measures to improve data accuracy and had 'selective knowledge' about the new powers of the OFT.
"I felt personally offended at Mr Mackinlay's one-sided and all-encompassing insults."
Original article courtesy of Credit Today. For further information visit www.credittoday.co.uk
