Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Commons · Question 120736 · Tabled 13 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government launches consultation on making public services quicker, easier and more secure to access with digital ID, published on 10 March 2026, whether
Answer
Answered by James Frith, 23 Mar 2026
The Government is committed to the principle of data minimisation, ensuring the new digital ID system only processes the information necessary to provide a specific service. There will be no new single central database storing all government data on a per...