Fraud: Internet
Commons · Question 68054 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 in preventing fraud.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 23 Jul 2025
The Online Safety Act (OSA) was passed in November 2023 and requires all in-scope platforms to tackle fraud on their platforms. The OSA’s first codes, dealing with illegal content, came into effect and were enforceable from March 2025. This means that all...