Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 123081
Internet: Fraud
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 1 April 2026
Question
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat — Dorking 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 NarayanThe 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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