Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 83918
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what process the he is planning for (a) employers and (b) landlords to verify digital ID credentials; and whether that process will require personal data to be transmitted to a (i) central record and (ii) broker
Answer
Josh SimonsEmployers will be required to conduct digital right to work checks using the new digital credential by the end of this Parliament.We will be consulting on the detail of the programme in due course, including how to help employers onboard onto the system a...
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