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Electronic Government: Personation

Commons · Question 118299 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 31 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what coordination exists between departments including the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs in investigating suspected identity theft involving government digital services.

Answer

Answered by Satvir Kaur, 31 Mar 2026

This government takes identity theft, and the harm it can cause victims, seriously. It is the responsibility of individual departments as to how they coordinate their policy and operational approaches in relation to identity theft involving government dig...