Fraud: Internet
Commons · Question 87935 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Ofcom's Online Safety Act Illegal Content Codes of Practice on levels of fraud against UK consumers.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 17 Nov 2025
Reducing online violence against women and girls and fraud are priorities for this government. Ofcom’s Illegal Harms Codes require platforms to proactively address serious illegal content, much of which disproportionately impacts women and girls. The code...