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Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Commons · Question 83923 · 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 steps he plans to take to ensure that any AI-assisted (a) decision and (b) image recognition within the digital ID system is (i) explainable, (ii) human-reviewed before adverse action, and (iii) subject to

Answer

Answered by Josh Simons, 10 Nov 2025

The Government will conduct a full public consultation on the new digital ID to inform our approach. We are currently exploring best practice from other countries with digital identity schemes and other private sector companies who have digitised their se...