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Internet: Fraud |
| Question ID: |
1791962 |
| UIN: |
HL6483 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3396 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Clement-Jones
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Lord Clement-Jones
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom regarding the implementation of measures in the Online Safety Act 2023 to combat fraud. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-16 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3792 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
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| Answering Member handle: |
WhitchurchGirl
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@WhitchurchGirl
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| Answer text: |
DSIT regularly engages with Ofcom on the implementation of the Online Safety Act. The Act will help tackle online fraud, including fraudulent advertising. Since 17 March 2025, all services are required to take measures to tackle illegal fraud.Further frau... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |