Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 118299

Electronic Government: Personation

Tabled: 5 March 2026

Answered: 31 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what coordination exists between departments including the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs in investigating suspected identity theft involving government digital services.

Answer

Satvir Kaur

This government takes identity theft, and the harm it can cause victims, seriously. It is the responsibility of individual departments as to how they coordinate their policy and operational approaches in relation to identity theft involving government dig...

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