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Written question asked by Lord Moraes (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 June 2026. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Thursday, 4 June 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.

Internet: Fraud

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to collaborate with businesses to track and address the increase in fraud committed against consumers using generative AI tools, including voice cloning.

Answer

The Government is committed to working with industry to tackle all fraud, including AI enabled fraud.

The ‘Fraud Strategy 2026 to 2029’ sets out our plan to tackle fraud. The strategy is already delivering a strong, partnership-focussed approach with business, including:

  • the UK-sponsored Global Fraud Summit, co-hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and INTERPOL in Vienna in March 2026, agreed a set of Global Public-Private Partnership Principles on Fraud.
  • the launch of the Online Crime Centre which, backed by over £30m of investment, brings government, law enforcement and industry together in one place to act on shared data in real time, utilise cutting edge technology and coordinate action.

The Government is also working with leading technology companies, academics and experts to develop and implement a world-first deepfake detection evaluation framework. This will help to tackle synthetic media threats, including image, audio and video.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL283
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Fraud Internet Artificial intelligence
Link
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