Written Question·Home Office·UIN 68086
Personation
Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department has considered making identity theft a police recordable crime.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonAt present, identity theft is not a standalone criminal offence, but criminal acts which exploit stolen identities are already covered under existing legislation such as the Fraud Act 2006, Computer Misuse Act 1990, and Data Protection Act 2018. However, ...
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