Motion or amendment: Tackling Scams and Improving Public Protection
Motion or amendment by Mr Doug Beattie MC on .
- MLA
- Mr Doug Beattie MC
- Party at the time
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Date
- 25 November 2025
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Tackling Scams and Improving Public Protection
- Assembly identifier
- Document 461047
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Tackling Scams and Improving Public Protection
That this Assembly notes with concern the rising number, and sophistication, of online, telephone, postal and doorstep scams targeting individuals and businesses across Northern Ireland; further notes the serious financial and emotional harm caused to victims, many of whom are older people or vulnerable; recognises that scams are increasingly linked to organised and cross-border criminal activity, seeking to exploit gaps between enforcement agencies and jurisdictions; acknowledges the work of the PSNI, the National Crime Agency, ScamwiseNI, consumer protection bodies, financial institutions and community organisations in raising awareness and supporting victims; and calls on the Minister of Justice, working with Executive colleagues and in partnership with the National Crime Agency and PSNI, to bring forward a coordinated, cross-departmental strategy to strengthen prevention, improve detection and enforcement, enhance data sharing between agencies and financial institutions, deliver more effective public awareness campaigns, and ensure better support for victims of scams across Northern Ireland.
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