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Commons · Question 119106 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2026

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Asked by Josh Fenton-Glynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of Ofcom’s ability to deploy service restriction orders or business disruption measures in cases where companies fail to pay financial penalties issued unde

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 19 Mar 2026

Ofcom's enforcement powers allow it to take enforcement action against a service, including directions to return to compliance, issuing fines or, where appropriate, applying to the courts for business disruption measures, regardless of where it is based. ...