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Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Commons · Question 79938 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 31 Oct 2025

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Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 63915 on Digital Technology: Proof of Identity, for what reason the Government has now taken such steps.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 31 Oct 2025

The Government has announced plans for a new national digital identity credential to be available to UK citizens and legal residents aged 16 and over. This will make it easier for people to securely access the services they are entitled to, where they wan...