Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 86921

Identity Cards: Digital Technology

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) consent for data sharing and (b) other privacy rights are upheld in the implementation of future digital identity card systems.

Answer

Josh Simons
Inclusion, usefulness, and security are the principles guiding the new digital ID. The digital ID will draw on the best practice of cyber security from around the world and we have begun engagement with the UK’s leading security experts—including the Nati...

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