Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 63915

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to guarantee that individuals have a right to opt out of digital ID schemes.

Answer

Chris Bryant
The Government has no plans to introduce legislation on the right to opt out of using digital identities. Nor has the Government taken any steps to make their use mandatory.The digital verification services provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025...

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