Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Commons · Question 97384 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Witherden
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that mandatory digital ID would not put the population’s personal data at risk of data breaches by hackers and foreign adversaries.
Answer
Answered by Josh Simons, 17 Dec 2025
Security is a core principle of the new national digital credential that government is building, and will follow National Cyber Security Centre advice and international best practice. Data will be federated, not centralised, minimising risks by keeping in...