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Travel: Fraud

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 23 July 2024UIN 69

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle fraud in online travel bookings.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

The Government takes the issue of online fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime.

The Online Safety Act (OSA) will make tech companies responsible for blocking fraud and fraudulent adverts on their platforms. The OSA final Codes of Practice on illegal harms are expected by end of 2024 with tech firms liable a year after (2025), and fraudulent advertising duties set to follow in 2026.

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