Financial Services: Fraud
Commons · Question 100152 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on fraud victims of proposals allowing the Financial Ombudsman Service to pause cases at registration pending police or Serious Fraud Office investigations.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Rigby, 22 Dec 2025
The government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime. As set out in our manifesto and as part of our Plan for Change, the government will introduce a new, expanded Fraud Strategy encomp...