Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 85600

Utilities: Personation

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Tim Roca

LabourMacclesfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with utilities companies to protect consumers from utility account identity fraud.

Answer

Martin McCluskey
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is the lead department for the energy sector only. Regarding energy utility accounts, Ofgem is the energy regulator for Great Britain. Ofgem works to protect energy consumers and ensure they are treated fair...

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