Question follow-through · 82699

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of mandatory digital ID on minority groups.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 16 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 22 Oct 2025
Answer: 24 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

16 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of mandatory digital ID on minority groups.
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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24 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Government has announced plans for a new digital ID to be available to UK citizens and legal residents aged 16 and over. Employers will be required to conduct digital right to work checks using the new digital ID by the end of this parliament, but it ...

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