Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 68055

Internet: Fraud

Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 for preventing fraud.

Answer

Feryal Clark
The Online Safety Act now requires in-scope platforms to implement effective measures to prevent illegal fraudulent user-generated content and activity. Ofcom has launched an enforcement programme to monitor compliance with the illegal content duties and ...

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