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Commons · Question 68086 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department has considered making identity theft a police recordable crime.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 23 Jul 2025
At 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, ...