Internet: Fraud
Lords · Question HL282 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Moraes
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to collaborate with businesses and consumer groups to gather statistics on the number of UK citizens affected by online fraud.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 2 Jun 2026
According to the Office for National Statistics, there were an estimated 4.16 million incidents of fraud against adults in England and Wales, across 3.4 million victims in the year ending March 2025. 56% of these incidents were estimated to have some onli...