Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 104156
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration has been made of allocating a Digital Identity Number to children at birth.
Answer
Josh SimonsAll UK citizens and legal residents aged 16 and over will be able to get the national digital identity credential, and we will be consulting the public on the minimum age. We want people to have the option to use the national digital ID to make their live...
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