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Counterfeit Manufacturing: Organised Crime

Commons · Question 10124 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help tackle the larger criminal networks behind the sales of counterfeit goods through effective policing.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 24 Jun 2026

The Government is tackling counterfeit goods linked to organised crime through a coordinated, intelligence led approach. We support specialist policing capability, including the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit, and strengthened joint working betwe...