Question follow-through · 123081
Internet: Fraud
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.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 23 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 1 Apr 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Mar 2026
Question tabled
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.
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Apr 2026
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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