Travel: Fraud
(asked on 17th July 2024) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle fraud in online travel bookings.
This question was answered on 23rd July 2024
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.