Internet: Fraud
Commons · Question 68055 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 for preventing fraud.
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 23 Jul 2025
The Online Safety Act now requires in-scope platforms to implement effective measures to prevent illegal fraudulent user-generated content and activity. Ofcom has launched an enforcement programme to monitor compliance with the illegal content duties and ...