Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 123081

Internet: Fraud

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 1 April 2026

Question

Chris Coghlan

Liberal DemocratDorking and Horley

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that online platforms tackle fraud on their services.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The Online Safety Act lists fraud as a priority offence, meaning that in-scope services must now prevent and minimise user-generated fraud content from appearing on their platforms, and swiftly remove it if it does. Services designated by Ofcom as Categor...

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