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Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Commons · Question 84480 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 12 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to ensure that (a) cloud hosting, (b) data processing and (c) other core components of the proposed digital ID system are under sovereign UK control.

Answer

Answered by Josh Simons, 12 Nov 2025

Data associated with the Digital ID system will be held and kept safe in secure cloud environments hosted in the United Kingdom. The Government will work closely with expert stakeholders to make the programme effective, secure and inclusive, including tak...