Criminals who break data protection laws and obtain personal details by deception should face jail, MPs said today. The Commons justice select committee backed calls from the information commissioner , Christopher Graham, for tougher sentences, claiming fines of about £150 were an "inadequate" deterrent compared with the financial rewards on offer. The MPs also welcomed the government's commitment to ban referral fees in personal injury cases, stating that an outright ban along with jail sentences would "increase the deterrent and reduce the financial incentives for such offences". In September the government announced it wanted to help stem rising insurance costs by banning referral fees in personal injury claim cases. The fees, highlighted by former Labour cabinet minister Jack Straw in June, are paid to claims management companies, garages and insurance companies that provide details of accidents – often car crashes – to personal injury lawyers. The busine...
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