Response to How do I get a bank account?

Said it before and I'll say it agin.

Nobody is allowed to issue credit checks against you without your prior authority.

If you have suffered a financial loss and stress because of this then you are entitled to compensation under the Data Protection Act. If, you can get the Information Commissioner to confirm that your rights have been violated in a final assessment reprort.

Send a copy of the credit checks to the IC with a letter asking for an assessment request. If you get a final assessment letter confirming that your rights have been violated then contact a solicitor experianced in the DPA with a view to getting compensation.

The DPA is simply wonderful. It is the only UK law which states that you are entitled to compensation if your rights have been violated and the IC confirm this in a final assessment report. Trouble is, nobody has proved it so far. But this will change this year.

Good Luck.

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