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Consumer Protection: Fraud

Monday 24 February 2025 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Ministerial discussions involve working with overseas Governments and tech firms to prevent online scams.
  • Lord Hanson will meet tech firms next month to discuss action against scams.
  • The latest statistics show 3.9 million fraud incidents in the year ending September 2024.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 David Pinto-Duschinsky Lab Hendon
Crime & Law Enforcement Science & Technology
Context

Concern about online scams targeting constituents, including one who lost £40,000. Many scams originate overseas.

Question

What discussions has the Minister had with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology about tackling online scams and working with other countries to crack down on scams originating abroad?

Answer from The Minister for Security (Dan Jarvis)

We need the support of overseas Governments and agencies and the co-operation of tech firms to prevent fraud from taking place on their platforms. My noble Friend Lord Hanson will be meeting tech firms next month to confirm what action is being taken. Working across Government, including with partners in DSIT and others, we will not hesitate to take further action where necessary.

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How: We Need The Support Of Overseas Governments And Agencies

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Q2 Damian Hinds Con East Hampshire
Crime & Law Enforcement Science & Technology
Context

January figures showed an increase in fraud, but Government is proceeding with the Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024.

Question

What effect does the Minister believe that change will make?

Answer from The Minister for Security (Dan Jarvis)

He is right that the latest statistics show that there were 3.9 million incidents in the year ending September 2024—that is one in 15 people becoming a victim—which demonstrates the urgent need for action. The Government are taking action: the Home Secretary, the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology recently wrote to tech and telecoms companies, urging them to go faster and further on fraud, and we expect them to do so.

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How: The Latest Statistics Show An Increase In Incidents

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