Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 85262

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 31 October 2025

Question

Gareth Snell

Labour (Co-op)Stoke-on-Trent Central

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using post offices to (a) onboard and (b) support people impacted by (i) identity and (ii) digital exclusion in the context of mandatory digital identity.

Answer

Josh Simons
The government will launch a full public consultation on the design of the new Digital ID, and have already started to engage with a range of expert organisations. At the heart of this will be the largest ever digital inclusion programme ever delivered in...

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