Message below copied from the UKOH list.
Trevor Ogden
> >From SurreyOnline
>
>http://icsurreyonline.icnetwork.co.uk/
>
>Businesses warned of safety con Apr 15 2004
>
>TRADERS in the borough are being targeted by a con which tricks them into
>handing over money.
>
>Warnings have been issued by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council and
>Surrey County Council Trading Standards to avoid the scam.
>
>A company called the Health and Safety Enforcement Agency, which has a logo
>similar to that of the genuine Health and Safety Executive, has been
>sending out the letters.
>
>It has been contacting businesses demanding a registration fee of £125 for
>compliance with the Data Protection Act.
>
>The letter appears to come from a Government organisation and sets out the
>legal position in relation to accident books and posters and the penalties
>of noncompliance.
>
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>While this has been reported in Surrey it is likely that other areas may be
>targeted.
>
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