Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 43
43
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Plan a national awareness campaign to raise public awareness of fraud prevention measures.
Recommendation
The Government should plan a national awareness campaign as part of the new Fraud Action Plan, to raise public awareness of fraud and the personal actions people can take to reduce their chances of falling victim to such crimes. (Paragraph 163) Fraud and the Justice System 43
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the importance of public awareness for fraud, stating it will be a key part of the forthcoming fraud strategy and mentioning a new public engagement team. However, it primarily highlights numerous existing awareness campaigns already run by various organisations and states it continues to support these.
Government Response
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HM Government
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The Government recognises the importance of raising public awareness on fraud, which will form a key part of our forthcoming fraud strategy. One of best ways to safeguard the public is to ensure people are well-informed about the threat and how to protect themselves. That is why we have established a new public engagement team at the NECC/NCA to drive work across the public and private sectors to coordinate anti-fraud communications, analyse what is most effective, and create consistent messages for the public. There are numerous existing campaigns that deliver fraud messages, including National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Aware, FCA’s ScamSmart, UK Finance run Take 5 To Stop Fraud, and others run by voluntary and private sector organisations. Action Fraud also conduct regular awareness raising campaigns. We continue to support partners to ensure these communications campaigns are well coordinated, clear and empower the public.