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Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Monday, 17 January 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 January 2022. A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 25 January 2022. A substantive answer was provided by Damian Hinds (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 January 2022 on behalf of the Home Office.


Joint Fraud Taskforce

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2022 to Question 98229 on Joint Fraud Taskforce, when the Joint Fraud Taskforce will publish their quantitative and qualitative goals.

Answer

The goals of the JFT are to:

  • Help prevent the public from falling victim to fraud by working across industry sectors, regulators, the third sector and law enforcement.
  • Develop technical innovation and solutions to harden systems and close vulnerabilities that criminals exploit.
  • Apply dynamic and meaningful protect messaging designed to induce more cautious behaviour when making financial or data transactions.

Following its relaunch on 21st October, the JFT Board is working with industry to develop quantitative and qualitative targets for each working group. These will be published in the action plan, which will form part of the strategy that will be published in 2022.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
105428
Session
2021-22
Related items
Joint Fraud Taskforce
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Joint Fraud Taskforce
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk