Case Explained: UK launches new reporting, triage and intelligence service for fraud, cyber crime | MLex – Legal Perspective

( January 20, 2026, 11:42 GMT | Official Statement) — MLex Summary: The UK’s new Report Fraud service designed to transform how victims and businesses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland report cyber crime and fraud and how law enforcement and industry respond has been launched. The service, which replaces Action Fraud, provides for the first time a single, modern national reporting, triage and intelligence platform for both cyber crime and fraud, the City of London Police, the national lead force for fraud, said in a statement. Through the service, intelligence will be assessed and disseminated across forces, serious and complex cases will be identified for specialist investigation, and victims will be directed into a consistent national standard of care and support, it said. Statement follows….

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