Written Question·Treasury·UIN 20064

Bank Services: Direct Debits

Tabled: 13 December 2024
Answered: 18 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel Grove

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require explicit consumer consent for each direct debit set up on a bank account.

Answer

Tulip Siddiq
The government believes there should be strong protections in place to ensure that customers can make payments in a secure and informed way. There are already such protections in place for Direct Debit payments under the rules made by its operator, Pay.UK...

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