The CSA works for the benefit of those companies active in relation to unpaid credit accounts; debt recovery agencies, tracing and allied professional services.
THE VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY
Members adhere to a strict Code of Practice, which is now the benchmark for Best Practice in the industry, assuring quality and professionalism in the services members provide.
Members should:
- Conduct business lawfully
- Conduct dealings with debtors in a fair and reasonable manner
- Maintain a high standard of business practice
- Compete in a fair and reasonable manner
- Ensure all staff are provided with adequate training
- Not discriminate
- Protect the reputation of clients
- Not knowingly misrepresent qualifications, experience and abilities
- Handle debt cases in a fair and reasonable manner
The CSA`s knowledge of the industry remains second to none, and as the industry continues to grow and develop into a more complex specialist market the CSA are on hand to provide members with up-to-date information, on issues affecting the industry now and offering advice and guidance along the way.
Consultations
As the industry body we can have truly a representative consultation with industry regulators or quasi-regulators; for instance, with the Financial Ombudsman Service – whose Alternative Dispute Resolution process will impact on the industry from 2007. Also the DTI, who are consulting on several Statutory Instruments, some relating to the Consumer Credit Act 2006; Post-Contractual Information and Data Sharing, for example.
In Union, There is strength
Working together we can be the voice of the industry. Working for members we can provide:-
- Professional Advice
- Training qualifications and on-site learning
- Regular seminars and meetings
- Networking Opportunities
- Updates on Legislation
- Best Practice
But even more rewarding, working with you, we can:-
- Be the voice of the industry
- Ensure best practice
- Offer expertise and guidance
- Help in the promotion of international trading
- Lobby at the highest government levels





