Question follow-through · 2862
Banks: Fraud
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure banks carry out appropriate anti-fraud checks.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 28 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure banks carry out appropriate anti-fraud checks.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 May 2026
Answer published
The Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime.Financial institutions are required by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to maintain robust systems and controls to detect and p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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