Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Commons · Question 20703 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether any staff who were working on Digital ID have been given voluntary or compulsory redundancy.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 8 Sep 2026
Staff on the Digital ID programme were existing Civil Service staff who, in line with standard Civil Service practice, are currently being redeployed to other government priorities.