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Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Commons · Question 79939 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 22 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, what discussions the government has had with private sector bodies regarding digital ID

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 22 Oct 2025

The Government will start a public consultation on the new digital ID by the end of the year and has naturally begun engaging with key stakeholders, including charities, trade unions, trade bodies and associations, businesses and local government leaders ...