A Bill to create an offence of impersonating a public sector website for the purpose of collecting payment or personal data; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
4 May 2022
The Public Sector Website Impersonation Bill creates a new crime. It makes it illegal to impersonate a public sector website with the aim of collecting money or obtaining personal data. The bill is designed to deter scams that rely on fake government and public service sites and to protect people’s online payments and personal information.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons, meaning it is being debated in principle and has not yet moved to committee or later stages.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
