Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 119977

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Tabled: 11 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Alex Burghart

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Cabinet Office consultation paper on Digital ID, 10 March 2026, CP1498, whether the People’s Panel for Digital ID participants will be paid; what is the minimum page to participate on the panel; a

Answer

Mr James Frith

Participants will be recruited through a process called sortition. This is a random postcode lottery. It is a way of selecting individuals to take part in deliberative processes, where everyone is given an equal chance to be invited. No individual can buy...

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