Internet: Fraud
Commons · Question 123081 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Coghlan
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that online platforms tackle fraud on their services.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 1 Apr 2026
The Online Safety Act lists fraud as a priority offence, meaning that in-scope services must now prevent and minimise user-generated fraud content from appearing on their platforms, and swiftly remove it if it does. Services designated by Ofcom as Categor...