Closed call for evidence

Unauthorised fraud in the UK

From:: Home Office
Published:: 15 July 2026
Last updated:: 28 July 2026 — See all updates

Summary

This call for evidence seeks input from people and organisations with experience of unauthorised fraud in the UK.

This call for evidence ran from
10:30am on 15 July 2026 to 11:59pm on 7 October 2026

Call for evidence description

Unauthorised fraud is when fraudulent transactions are made without the victim’s knowledge or consent (unlike fraud where the victim is deceived into making the transaction).

The government is undertaking a comprehensive review of the UK’s response to unauthorised fraud.

This call for evidence seeks:

data
intelligence
case studies
operational insights
technical assessments
evaluations of existing or proposed prevention measures

Documents