Question follow-through · 20559

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much participants were paid to attend the People's Panel on Digital ID weekends in Birmingham in May and June 2026.

answeredDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled: 28 Aug 2026
Target answer date: 2 Sept 2026
Answer: 23 Sept 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much participants were paid to attend the People's Panel on Digital ID weekends in Birmingham in May and June 2026.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Sept 2026
Answer published
Participants were paid £550 provided they attended all seven sessions across both online and in-person formats. This payment rate was determined in line with industry standards for research participation and public deliberation.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Digital ID Advisory Group

4 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 17353 on Digital ID Advisory Group, whether this group has been disbanded.

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