United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 195660
Credit Cards: Fraud
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1 September 2023
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6 September 2023 · Answer
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6 September 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides on whether making a credit card application using someone else's details is a criminal offence.
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1 September 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides on whether making a credit card application using someone else's details is a criminal offence.
Source: Commons
6 September 2023
Answer
Existing legislation can already be used to prosecute those committing fraud using a stolen identity.The Fraud Act 2006 covers the selling and using of stolen personal information to commit fraud. The Computer Misuse Act 1990, the Identity Documents Act 2...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-09-01/195660
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1655763
- uk · wq-1655763 · source updated 6 September 2023