Question follow-through · 96428
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled New digital ID scheme to be rolled out across UK, published on 26 September 2025, what steps he is planning to take to ensure that the scheme cannot be (a) misused, (
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 2 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled New digital ID scheme to be rolled out across UK, published on 26 September 2025, what steps he is planning to take to ensure that the scheme cannot be (a) misused, (
4 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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9 Dec 2025
Answer published
The new scheme will be inclusive, secure, and useful. It will give people more control over their data than they have now, and make public services easier to access.Users will receive clear information about what data is collected, how it is used, retenti...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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