Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 84795

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Tabled: 23 October 2025

Answered: 7 November 2025

Question

Sorcha Eastwood

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed mandatory enrolment in a digital ID system on the rights of (a) individuals and (b) business under the Good Friday Agreement in Nor

Answer

Josh Simons

The Government will launch a public consultation on the design of the new digital ID which will inform ongoing policy development and assessments of impacts.We have been in touch with the Devolved Government in Northern Ireland and the Irish Government an...

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