Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussion her Department has had with the Department for Science Innovation and Technology about the impact of social media platforms in enabling online scams and fraud.

The Home Office and DSIT work closely on online harms and ensuring people are safe online from fraud. This includes the Online Safety Act which is in the process of implementation. Since March 2025, Ofcom have been enforcing the illegal content codes which includes fraud committed through user generated content on social media platforms. Ofcom will also be consulting on further codes to prevent fraudulent advertising on these platforms this year.

The Government launched the Fraud Strategy in March, which sets out how we will work with all partners, including tech companies and industry, to make the UK a much harder place for fraudsters to operate.