Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Commons · Question 97383 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Witherden
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he has taken to make sure that digital ID can not be made a requirement for accessing a wide range of public and private services.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 12 Dec 2025
Digital ID will only be mandatory for a person who is going through a right to work check. There will be no other mandatory requirement to have the ID.The Government is not mandating the use of digital ID to access other public or private services. People...