Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 67779

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Tabled: 14 July 2025

Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has had discussions with the private sector on the use of digital identity for accessing financial services.

Answer

Feryal Clark

The Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (OfDIA), within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, is working to enable the use of secure and trusted digital verification services across the UK economy for those who want to use them. ...

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