Nurseries have been warned to be on their guard following bogus calls from a company claiming they owe it hundreds of pounds for educational publications. Laura Fraser, owner of Rowan Tree Nursery in Glasgow, received three phone calls on 7 July from a company claiming she had agreed in February to pay 199 towards the cost of a publication to be distributed to local primary schools. The company gave the same name as the Lancashire-based company that had pursued several Childcare Corporation nurseries for money for advertising in a child abuse booklet (News, 29 May). A Glasgow Trading Standards spokesman said nurseries should ensure clear accounting processes were in place so there was a proper audit trail. If approached, they should contact their Trading Standards office.
Nurseries have been warned to be on their guard following bogus calls from a company claiming they owe it hundreds of pounds for educational publications. Laura Fraser, owner of Rowan Tree Nursery in Glasgow, received three phone calls on 7 July from a company claiming she had agreed in February to pay 199 towards the cost of a publication to be distributed to local primary schools. The company gave the same name as the Lancashire-based company that had pursued several Childcare Corporation nurseries for money for advertising in a child abuse booklet (News, 29 May). A Glasgow Trading Standards spokesman said nurseries should ensure clear accounting processes were in place so there was a proper audit trail.
If approached, they should contact their Trading Standards office.
