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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...