Telephone Call Blockers

[Old Cruser]

I am particularly interested in the paragraph I have put in bold below as i would like to register daughter for one of the call blockers it doesn't give any information on how to express interest though ( not as I can see anyway )
It would be ideal for anyone with elderly parents who get confused as well.




More older and vulnerable residents will be protected from telephone fraud after we found more than 80% of the calls they received during a trial of monitoring devices were nuisance calls.
14 October 2014
We liaised with Derbyshire police to select seven residents from the target group to take part in the pilot scheme trial between February and August.
During that time they received a total of 1,566 calls, of which 1,300 (83%) were unsolicited or cold calls blocked by the device. We've now approved £5,000 to expand the project to residents with a referral from our adult care or community safety teams or the police.
Our Cabinet Member for Health and Communities Councillor Dave Allen said:
I was absolutely amazed to see the findings of this pilot scheme which show the extent of this problem which targets older and vulnerable people in their own homes. We're committed to tackling this kind of practice and are keen to investigate new ways to help residents to protect their savings and pensions and fight back against fraud. Projects like our Trusted Trader scheme to help people find reputable businesses have proved hugely popular and I'm very happy to approve further funding for this project to help protect vulnerable residents."
Call blocking devices fit onto a home phone line and feature a call screening service which enables the homeowner to accept or reject certain types of calls. They can also stop certain kinds of call being received altogether such as anonymous or silent calls and calls from automated diallers - the kind favoured by telemarketers and scammers. Calls from friends, family and other recognised numbers can be pre-programmed and allowed through to be answered as normal. Some blockers feature a recorded message inviting the caller to contact a family member or other carer on an alternative number.
Research published by Financial Fraud Action UK reveals that almost a third of the UK population receives at least 10 cold calls per month with around 40% suspecting that a call was fraudulent or suspicious. People with dementia are particularly at risk from agreeing to order goods and services they don't need from persistent sales people and scammers.
We're funding the cost of the project with 'Proceeds of Crime' money recovered from convicted criminals and allocated to our trading standards team. Residents who are concerned about any kind of fraud can call Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or visitwww.actionfraud.police.uk (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window).
Residents looking for reputable businesses can find one of our Trusted Traders at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/tt (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window).
The Citizens Advice Consumer Service can offer helpful general trading standards advice on 08454 04 05 06.
Residents can register their home number to opt out of unsolicited and marketing calls with the free Telephone Preference Service at www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window).