Telephone Services: Fraud
Commons · Question 5484 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to require telecommunications providers to bear financial responsibility for losses arising from scam and spoofed telephone calls to improve accountability under
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 4 Jun 2026
The Government has no plans to require telecommunications providers to bear financial responsibility for losses arising from scam and spoofed telephone calls.Tackling fraud and pursuing the criminals behind it is a priority for the Government. We are work...