Construction firms who paid for personal details about construction workers without those involved knowing have been issued with enforcement notices by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
The 14 companies involved are alleged to have paid Ian Kerr and The Consulting Association for access to a database of 3,213 construction workers. The information was then used to vet potential employees.
Kerr, 66, of Avoncroft Road, Stoke Heath, Worcestershire, was fined £5,000 at Knutsford Crown Court last month for a breach of the Data Protection Act.
The Enforcement Notices have been issued to ensure the companies involved comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
The 14 firms are: Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited; Balfour Beatty Construction Northern Limited; Balfour Beatty Construction Scottish & Southern Limited; Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (HY) Limited; Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Limited; Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Services limited; CB&I UK Limited; Emcor Engineering Services Limited; Emcor Rail Limited; Kier Limited; NG Bailey Limited; Shepherd Engineering Services Limited; SIAS Building Services Limited; Whessoe Oil & Gas Limited.
