Internet: Fraud
Commons · Question 122940 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of whether further primary legislation is required to address online fraud facilitated by the use of large technology platforms.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 2 Apr 2026
The Online Safety Act (OSA) lists certain fraud offences as ‘priority offences’, meaning regulated services must prevent users encountering fraudulent content, swiftly remove it if it appears, and mitigate and manage the risk of their services facilitatin...