>>That service is available here. However, most probably don't take advantage of it. Perhaps the same is true of England?
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>I'm not sure the ropes are the same. You probably have to pay for it, and you don't get notified by default. Suppose you want to know who is asking for your credit status - you have to jump through several hoops. First, you need to know it's available. Then, you need to find where, then send them a request, probably pay some (or get it for free and have your address sold to a dozen advertisers), and you still don't get notified the next time. Or maybe you do, and you're also charged for that separately.
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>And I know this only superficially, because I once stumbled upon a website of some outfit which offers such a service - and since they advertise, they sell. This is completely different from a legal obligation of whoever delivered the report on you to send you a copy and identity of the requester.

By law, you are entitled to a free credit report once a year from each of the three major credit agencies. If you stagger them, you can check your credit for free every 4 months.

Tamar