Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 19
19
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In the period between now and any legislation coming into force, we recommend that voluntary...
Recommendation
In the period between now and any legislation coming into force, we recommend that voluntary codes of conduct should be developed by search engines and social networks which make it clear that a request from a UK-based regulator is sufficient to remove a scam advertisement.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response focuses on the Money and Pensions Service's remit regarding financial guidance and the FCA's perimeter guidance, completely failing to address the recommendation for voluntary codes of conduct by search engines and social networks for scam advertisement removal.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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The Home Office and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) continue to work with the tech sector to explore voluntary approaches to reducing fraud together, including a public-private technology sector charter. Such a Responses to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2019–21 13 charter might include actions aimed at tackling fraudulent adverts on search engines and social networks. We believe these actions are best situated within the context of a wider set of actions, rather than through standalone codes. Progress on the charter has been made (see p,2 of this response).
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