Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 97384

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Tabled: 4 December 2025

Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Steve Witherden

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that mandatory digital ID would not put the population’s personal data at risk of data breaches by hackers and foreign adversaries.

Answer

Josh Simons

Security is a core principle of the new national digital credential that government is building, and will follow National Cyber Security Centre advice and international best practice. Data will be federated, not centralised, minimising risks by keeping in...

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