Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Commons · Question 85262 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Gareth Snell
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using post offices to (a) onboard and (b) support people impacted by (i) identity and (ii) digital exclusion in the context of mandatory digital identity.
Answer
Answered by Josh Simons, 31 Oct 2025
The government will launch a full public consultation on the design of the new Digital ID, and have already started to engage with a range of expert organisations. At the heart of this will be the largest ever digital inclusion programme ever delivered in...