The UK Home Office announces a £250 million investment over three years to tackle the UK's biggest crime type
> Online Crime Centre launching April 2026 – a new public-private 'nerve centre' bringing together banks, tech firms, police and intelligence agencies
> Sponsoring the Global Fraud Summit to raise awareness and lead the international response
> Collaborate with telecoms, online and financial services sectors to deliver interventions that address their vulnerability to criminal exploitation
Three priorities:
1. Disrupt (pages 14-31): disrupting the tools, methods, systems and vulnerabilities exploited by criminals
2. Safeguard (pages 32-41): strengthen resilience so fraud can be detected and repelled before harm occurs.
3. Respond (pages 42-53): brings together reporting, victim support, reimbursement, criminal and civil justice
A new Fraud Ministerial Accountability Group which will sit alongside the Joint Fraud Taskforce beneath the Economic Crime Strategic Board
New Report Fraud service now live – replacing Action Fraud
Fraud Victims Charter coming Q2 2027 setting minimum standards of care
Does this have potential to make a meaningful difference?
Will success will depend on sustained delivery, cross‑sector cooperation, and improved data use?
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69ae77ddc78869bf8eb8a509/fraud-strategy-web.pdf