Written Question·Home Office·UIN 37962

Mobile Phones: Theft

Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025

Question

Jas Athwal

LabourIlford South

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with representatives of the mobile phone industry on (a) using technology to prevent stolen phones from being re-used and (b) the adequacy of security on banking phone

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
On 6 February the Home Secretary brought together police, the National Crime Agency, the Mayor of London and leading tech companies to drive greater collaboration in breaking the business model of mobile phone thieves.As a result of the summit, representa...

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