The UK Government remains committed to doing what it can to help British investors who lost their investments in the Paradise Golf & Beach Resort (PGBR) project, and consistently raises the subject with senior Moroccan Government interlocutors on every appropriate occasion in order to bring a satisfactory conclusion to the matter. This has included encouraging the Moroccan Ambassador in London to engage with British investors directly and to the greatest extent possible.

In May 2023, Government published the Fraud Strategy setting out the aim of cutting fraud by 10% by the end of this Parliament. The strategy outlines three key elements:

▪ Pursue fraudsters, disrupting their activities and bringing them to justice more often and quicker.

▪ Block frauds at source by dramatically reducing the number of fraud and scam communications that get through to the public and businesses.

▪ Empower people to recognise, avoid and report frauds and equip them to deal with frauds that do get through.

The Strategy outlines how we will raise public awareness and safeguard victims through improved reporting pathways, more accessible victim support, and the provision of clear and consistent protect advice. This will ensure that everyone receives the support they need to feel safe again and prevent re-victimisation.

In February 2024, Government will launch a new national anti-fraud behaviour change campaign, for individuals and businesses. The campaign will help people spot and take action to avoid fraud.

Fraud has reduced 13% compared to last year (Sept 2022) and has continued to decrease since the Fraud Strategy was launched in May 2023.

The UK remains committed to doing what we can to help British investors who lost their investments in the Paradise Golf & Beach Resort (PGBR) project. The UK continues to raise the issue of PGBR with the Moroccan authorities, both by British Embassy officials and His Majesty's Ambassador to Rabat with the relevant interlocutors in Morocco, and by FCDO officials in the UK with the Moroccan Embassy to the United Kingdom in London, where we encourage the Embassy to engage with British investors to the greatest extent possible.

The UK remains committed to doing what we can to help British investors who lost their investments in the Paradise Golf & Beach Resort (PGBR) project. The UK continues to raise the issue of PGBR with the Moroccan authorities, both by British Embassy officials and His Majesty's Ambassador to Rabat with the relevant interlocutors in Morocco, and by FCDO officials in the UK with the Moroccan Embassy to the United Kingdom in London, where we encourage the Embassy to engage with British investors to the greatest extent possible.

The UK remains committed to doing what we can to help British investors who lost their investments in the Paradise Golf & Beach Resort (PGBR) project. The UK continues to raise the issue of PGBR with the Moroccan authorities, both by British Embassy officials and His Majesty's Ambassador to Rabat with the relevant interlocutors in Morocco, and by FCDO officials in the UK with the Moroccan Embassy to the United Kingdom in London, where we encourage the Embassy to engage with British investors to the greatest extent possible.

The UK remains committed to doing what we can to help British investors who lost their investments in the Paradise Golf & Beach Resort (PGBR) project. The UK continues to raise the issue of PGBR with the Moroccan authorities, both by British Embassy officials and His Majesty's Ambassador to Rabat with the relevant interlocutors in Morocco, and by FCDO officials in the UK with the Moroccan Embassy to the United Kingdom in London, where we encourage the Embassy to engage with British investors to the greatest extent possible.

The UK remains committed to providing support where possible to the British investors who lost their investments in the Atlantic Paradise Golf & Beach Resort (APGBR) project. Although strictly a legal matter for the Moroccan courts, His Majesty's Ambassador to Morocco regularly raises the issue of compensation with senior Moroccan interlocutors. On 7 July he met the Wali of Tangier and the President of the Commercial Court of Tangier to specifically discuss APGBR. These meetings were constructive but not conclusive. We will continue to urge the Moroccan authorities to find a speedy resolution to this dispute.

The UK remains committed to providing support where possible to the British investors who lost their investments in the Atlantic Paradise Golf & Beach Resort (APGBR) project. Although strictly a legal matter for the Moroccan courts, His Majesty's Ambassador to Morocco regularly raises the issue of compensation with senior Moroccan interlocutors. On 7 July he met the Wali of Tangier and the President of the Commercial Court of Tangier to specifically discuss APGBR. These meetings were constructive but not conclusive. We will continue to urge the Moroccan authorities to find a speedy resolution to this dispute.

The UK remains committed to providing support where possible to the British investors who lost their investments in the Atlantic Paradise Golf & Beach Resort (APGBR) project. Although strictly a legal matter for the Moroccan courts, His Majesty's Ambassador to Morocco regularly raises the issue of compensation with senior Moroccan interlocutors. On 7 July he met the Wali of Tangier and the President of the Commercial Court of Tangier to specifically discuss APGBR. These meetings were constructive but not conclusive. We will continue to urge the Moroccan authorities to find a speedy resolution to this dispute.

The UK remains committed to providing support where possible to the British investors who lost their investments in the Atlantic Paradise Golf & Beach Resort (APGBR) project. Although strictly a legal matter for the Moroccan courts, His Majesty's Ambassador to Morocco regularly raises the issue of compensation with senior Moroccan interlocutors. On 7 July he met the Wali of Tangier and the President of the Commercial Court of Tangier to specifically discuss APGBR. These meetings were constructive but not conclusive. We will continue to urge the Moroccan authorities to find a speedy resolution to this dispute.

The UK remains committed to providing support where possible to British investors who lost their investments as a result of the Paradise Golf & Beach Resort property fraud. His Majesty's Ambassador to Morocco regularly raises the issue with senior interlocutors where appropriate, and is pursuing calls with relevant senior officials in Tangier to press for further action. In the interests of the British nationals who invested in the scheme in good faith, we will continue to urge the Moroccan authorities to find a resolution to this dispute as quickly as possible.

The Government takes the issue of authorised push payment (APP) fraud very seriously. That is why the Government has introduced legislation as part of the Financial Services & Markets Bill to enable the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) to require payment service providers (including banks) to reimburse APP scam victims, and placed a duty on the PSR to act in relation to the Faster Payments system (over which vast majority of APP scams currently occur) within 6 months of the legislation coming into force. This will ensure more consistent and comprehensive reimbursement for APP scam victims. The Payment Systems Regulator is responsible for the design of the reimbursement requirement, and published a Cost Benefit Analysis alongside its most recent consultation on its approach to APP scam reimbursement, published September 2022.

The Government recognises that many sectors have a role to play in preventing fraud, and that some scams originate via social media platforms. By including the fraudulent advertising duty in the Online Safety Bill, the Government is introducing new obligations on online platforms to establish systems and process that prevent users encountering fraudulent content on their sites. If platforms do not comply with this, they could face fines of up to £18 million or 10% of their annual turnover, whichever is higher.

The Home Office will publish the Government’s broader Fraud Strategy shortly. The Strategy will set out the Government’s comprehensive efforts to combat fraud, prosecute criminals, and protect customers.

Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel

The Government takes the issue of authorised push payment (APP) fraud very seriously. That is why the Government has introduced legislation as part of the Financial Services & Markets Bill to enable the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) to require payment service providers (including banks) to reimburse APP scam victims, and placed a duty on the PSR to act in relation to the Faster Payments system (over which vast majority of APP scams currently occur) within 6 months of the legislation coming into force. This will ensure more consistent and comprehensive reimbursement for APP scam victims. The Payment Systems Regulator is responsible for the design of the reimbursement requirement, and published a Cost Benefit Analysis alongside its most recent consultation on its approach to APP scam reimbursement, published September 2022.

The Government recognises that many sectors have a role to play in preventing fraud, and that some scams originate via social media platforms. By including the fraudulent advertising duty in the Online Safety Bill, the Government is introducing new obligations on online platforms to establish systems and process that prevent users encountering fraudulent content on their sites. If platforms do not comply with this, they could face fines of up to £18 million or 10% of their annual turnover, whichever is higher.

The Home Office will publish the Government’s broader Fraud Strategy shortly. The Strategy will set out the Government’s comprehensive efforts to combat fraud, prosecute criminals, and protect customers.

Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel

The Government takes the issue of authorised push payment (APP) fraud very seriously. That is why the Government has introduced legislation as part of the Financial Services & Markets Bill to enable the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) to require payment service providers (including banks) to reimburse APP scam victims, and placed a duty on the PSR to act in relation to the Faster Payments system (over which vast majority of APP scams currently occur) within 6 months of the legislation coming into force. This will ensure more consistent and comprehensive reimbursement for APP scam victims. The Payment Systems Regulator is responsible for the design of the reimbursement requirement, and published a Cost Benefit Analysis alongside its most recent consultation on its approach to APP scam reimbursement, published September 2022.

The Government recognises that many sectors have a role to play in preventing fraud, and that some scams originate via social media platforms. By including the fraudulent advertising duty in the Online Safety Bill, the Government is introducing new obligations on online platforms to establish systems and process that prevent users encountering fraudulent content on their sites. If platforms do not comply with this, they could face fines of up to £18 million or 10% of their annual turnover, whichever is higher.

The Home Office will publish the Government’s broader Fraud Strategy shortly. The Strategy will set out the Government’s comprehensive efforts to combat fraud, prosecute criminals, and protect customers.

Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel

The Government takes the issue of authorised push payment (APP) fraud very seriously. That is why the Government has introduced legislation as part of the Financial Services & Markets Bill to enable the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) to require payment service providers (including banks) to reimburse APP scam victims, and placed a duty on the PSR to act in relation to the Faster Payments system (over which vast majority of APP scams currently occur) within 6 months of the legislation coming into force. This will ensure more consistent and comprehensive reimbursement for APP scam victims. The Payment Systems Regulator is responsible for the design of the reimbursement requirement, and published a Cost Benefit Analysis alongside its most recent consultation on its approach to APP scam reimbursement, published September 2022.

The Government recognises that many sectors have a role to play in preventing fraud, and that some scams originate via social media platforms. By including the fraudulent advertising duty in the Online Safety Bill, the Government is introducing new obligations on online platforms to establish systems and process that prevent users encountering fraudulent content on their sites. If platforms do not comply with this, they could face fines of up to £18 million or 10% of their annual turnover, whichever is higher.

The Home Office will publish the Government’s broader Fraud Strategy shortly. The Strategy will set out the Government’s comprehensive efforts to combat fraud, prosecute criminals, and protect customers.

Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel

The Government takes the issue of authorised push payment (APP) fraud very seriously. That is why the Government has introduced legislation as part of the Financial Services & Markets Bill to enable the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) to require payment service providers (including banks) to reimburse APP scam victims, and placed a duty on the PSR to act in relation to the Faster Payments system (over which vast majority of APP scams currently occur) within 6 months of the legislation coming into force. This will ensure more consistent and comprehensive reimbursement for APP scam victims. The Payment Systems Regulator is responsible for the design of the reimbursement requirement, and published a Cost Benefit Analysis alongside its most recent consultation on its approach to APP scam reimbursement, published September 2022.

The Government recognises that many sectors have a role to play in preventing fraud, and that some scams originate via social media platforms. By including the fraudulent advertising duty in the Online Safety Bill, the Government is introducing new obligations on online platforms to establish systems and process that prevent users encountering fraudulent content on their sites. If platforms do not comply with this, they could face fines of up to £18 million or 10% of their annual turnover, whichever is higher.

The Home Office will publish the Government’s broader Fraud Strategy shortly. The Strategy will set out the Government’s comprehensive efforts to combat fraud, prosecute criminals, and protect customers.

Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel

The Government takes the issue of authorised push payment (APP) fraud very seriously. Working alongside the regulators, law enforcement, and industry, the Government continues to support numerous fraud-prevention initiatives, including the Payments Systems Regulator’s work to enhance information sharing between payment providers, and the near-ubiquitous rollout of Confirmation of Payee. HM Treasury is also investigating amending legislation to enable payment service providers to delay payments beyond the existing legislative timescales in limited, high-risk fraud scenarios, in order for enhanced customer engagement to take place. This could enable firms to take more of a ‘risk-based’ approach to payments processing.

The Government also recognises that many sectors have a role to play in preventing fraud. By including the fraudulent advertising duty in the Online Safety Bill, the government is introducing new duties on online platforms to establish systems and process that prevent users encountering fraudulent content on their sites. If platforms do not comply with this, they could face fines of up to £18 million or 10% of their annual turnover, whichever is higher.

The Home Office will publish the Government’s broader Fraud Strategy shortly. The Strategy will set out the Government’s comprehensive efforts to combat fraud, prosecute criminals, and protect customers.

Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel

The Government takes the issue of authorised push payment (APP) fraud very seriously. Working alongside the regulators, law enforcement, and industry, the Government continues to support numerous fraud-prevention initiatives, including the Payments Systems Regulator’s work to enhance information sharing between payment providers, and the near-ubiquitous rollout of Confirmation of Payee. HM Treasury is also investigating amending legislation to enable payment service providers to delay payments beyond the existing legislative timescales in limited, high-risk fraud scenarios, in order for enhanced customer engagement to take place. This could enable firms to take more of a ‘risk-based’ approach to payments processing.

The Government also recognises that many sectors have a role to play in preventing fraud. By including the fraudulent advertising duty in the Online Safety Bill, the government is introducing new duties on online platforms to establish systems and process that prevent users encountering fraudulent content on their sites. If platforms do not comply with this, they could face fines of up to £18 million or 10% of their annual turnover, whichever is higher.

The Home Office will publish the Government’s broader Fraud Strategy shortly. The Strategy will set out the Government’s comprehensive efforts to combat fraud, prosecute criminals, and protect customers.

Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel