Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 18357
Social Media: Fraud
Tabled: 6 December 2024
Answered: 20 January 2025
Question
Mark Pritchard
Conservative — The Wrekin
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it a criminal offence to create fake online media accounts for public bodies and organisations where the communication of official and public information is
Answer
Ms Abena Oppong-AsareI apologise to the Rt. Hon. Member for the delayed response to his question of 6 December. The Online Safety Act, brought forward by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, introduced the false communications offence. This offence captures c...
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