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Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Commons · Question 83918 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 10 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what process the he is planning for (a) employers and (b) landlords to verify digital ID credentials; and whether that process will require personal data to be transmitted to a (i) central record and (ii) broker

Answer

Answered by Josh Simons, 10 Nov 2025

Employers will be required to conduct digital right to work checks using the new digital credential by the end of this Parliament.We will be consulting on the detail of the programme in due course, including how to help employers onboard onto the system a...