Digital Identity APPG
First Registered: 31/01/2018 • Last updated on: 01/12/2025
Note: This APPG was last registered on 1st December 2025. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 12th January 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Digital Inclusion APPG?
To raise awareness of Digital ID issues by providing a forum for briefings and discussion. The group will address how Digital ID systems and techniques affect consumers and businesses and its role in the smooth working of the UK economy and society. The group will promote inclusion and understanding for non-specialists.
Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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7 Additional APPG Publications
Former APPG Officers
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Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 1st December 2025
David Williams
Officer
Labour - Stoke-on-Trent North
Joined: 9th October 2024Departed: 1st December 2025
Baroness Uddin
Co-Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 9th October 2024Departed: 1st December 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Commonwealth , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work
Commonwealth , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work
No other APPG Memberships
Allison Gardner
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Stoke-on-Trent South
Joined: 9th October 2024Departed: 1st December 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
Artificial Intelligence , Ceramics , Less Survivable Cancers , Urinary Tract Infections , Wheelchair Users
Artificial Intelligence , Ceramics , Less Survivable Cancers , Urinary Tract Infections , Wheelchair Users
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 8th May 2019Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
George Howarth
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Knowsley
Joined: 24th September 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Marcus Fysh
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Yeovil
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Dean Russell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Watford
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Owen Thompson
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Midlothian
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 24th September 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 22nd February 2023
Preet Kaur Gill
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Birmingham Edgbaston
Joined: 8th May 2019Departed: 7th August 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Eddie Hughes
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Walsall North
Joined: 8th May 2019Departed: 8th April 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Vaux of Harrowden
Officer
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
7 APPG Officer Positions
Charities and Volunteering , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Modern Conflict , Modern Conflict , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
Charities and Volunteering , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Modern Conflict , Modern Conflict , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
No other APPG Memberships
Ann Coffey
Officer
The Independent Group for Change - Former Member for Stockport
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Douglas Ross
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Moray
Joined: 8th May 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness McGregor-Smith
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 13th February 2019
Lord Lucas
Vice Chair
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 13th February 2019
7 APPG Officer Positions
Charities and Volunteering , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Modern Conflict , Modern Conflict , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
Charities and Volunteering , Creative Health , Defibrillators , Modern Conflict , Modern Conflict , Responsible Business , Safeguarding in Faith Communities
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 2nd January 2019
8 APPG Officer Positions
Crypto and Digital Assets , Digital Creators , Financial Technology , Northern Culture , Performing Arts Education and Training , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Video Games and Esports , Visual Arts and Artists
Crypto and Digital Assets , Digital Creators , Financial Technology , Northern Culture , Performing Arts Education and Training , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Video Games and Esports , Visual Arts and Artists
No other APPG Memberships
19 Current APPG Members
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2 APPG Officer Positions
Future Generations , Grid Networks
4 APPG Memberships
Central South , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Humanist , Internet, Communications and Technology
Future Generations , Grid Networks
4 APPG Memberships
Central South , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Humanist , Internet, Communications and Technology
5 APPG Officer Positions
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Israel , Smoking and Health
30 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Autism , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Boxing , British Jews , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Cats , Commonwealth , Cyprus , Digital Communities , Faith and Society , Financial Education for Young People , Financial Technology , Fusion Energy , Healthcare Workers , Housing and Care for Older People , Hydrogen , India , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Mutuals , Pharmacy , Pro-Life , Sepsis , Social Science and Policy , Tennis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , War Crimes
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Israel , Smoking and Health
30 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Autism , Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Boxing , British Jews , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Cats , Commonwealth , Cyprus , Digital Communities , Faith and Society , Financial Education for Young People , Financial Technology , Fusion Energy , Healthcare Workers , Housing and Care for Older People , Hydrogen , India , Internet, Communications and Technology , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Mutuals , Pharmacy , Pro-Life , Sepsis , Social Science and Policy , Tennis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics , War Crimes
5 APPG Officer Positions
Artificial Intelligence , Ceramics , Less Survivable Cancers , Urinary Tract Infections , Wheelchair Users
6 APPG Memberships
Defence Technology , Environment , Freight and Logistics , Life Sciences , Political and Media Literacy , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
Artificial Intelligence , Ceramics , Less Survivable Cancers , Urinary Tract Infections , Wheelchair Users
6 APPG Memberships
Defence Technology , Environment , Freight and Logistics , Life Sciences , Political and Media Literacy , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
3 APPG Officer Positions
Down Syndrome , Learning Disability , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
10 APPG Memberships
Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Beyond Pills , Carers , Christians in Parliament , Creative Health , Obesity , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
Down Syndrome , Learning Disability , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
10 APPG Memberships
Autism , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Beyond Pills , Carers , Christians in Parliament , Creative Health , Obesity , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
No other APPG Officer Positions
5 APPG Memberships
Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Financial Technology , Modernising Employment , Mutuals
5 APPG Memberships
Beer , Blockchain Technologies , Financial Technology , Modernising Employment , Mutuals
7 APPG Officer Positions
Coastal Communities , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Dyslexia , Modernising Employment , Race Equality in Education , Social Mobility , Tidy Britain
14 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Blockchain Technologies , Defence Technology , Digital Inclusion , Environment , Freight and Logistics , Grid Networks , Intellectual Property , Media , Micromobility , Race and Community , Science and Technology in Agriculture , University , Woods and Trees
Coastal Communities , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Dyslexia , Modernising Employment , Race Equality in Education , Social Mobility , Tidy Britain
14 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Blockchain Technologies , Defence Technology , Digital Inclusion , Environment , Freight and Logistics , Grid Networks , Intellectual Property , Media , Micromobility , Race and Community , Science and Technology in Agriculture , University , Woods and Trees
No other APPG Officer Positions
6 APPG Memberships
Beer , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Humanist , Internet, Communications and Technology , Taiwan , War Crimes
6 APPG Memberships
Beer , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Humanist , Internet, Communications and Technology , Taiwan , War Crimes
2 APPG Officer Positions
Czechia , Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions
3 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Carers , Cyber Security and Business Resilience
Czechia , Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions
3 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Carers , Cyber Security and Business Resilience
1 APPG Officer Position
Internet, Communications and Technology
5 APPG Memberships
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Dark Skies , Intellectual Property , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals
Internet, Communications and Technology
5 APPG Memberships
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Dark Skies , Intellectual Property , Transport Safety , United Nations Global Goals
No other APPG Officer Positions
2 APPG Memberships
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Modernising Employment
2 APPG Memberships
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Modernising Employment
6 APPG Officer Positions
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) , Greater Manchester , Inclusion and Nurture in Education , Long Covid , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Women's Health
12 APPG Memberships
Autism , Cats , City Regions Transport , Dementia , Global Education , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Mutuals , Parks and Green Spaces , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , Sustainable Plastics , Theatre , Tidy Britain
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) , Greater Manchester , Inclusion and Nurture in Education , Long Covid , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Women's Health
12 APPG Memberships
Autism , Cats , City Regions Transport , Dementia , Global Education , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Mutuals , Parks and Green Spaces , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , Sustainable Plastics , Theatre , Tidy Britain
No other APPG Officer Positions
6 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Fair Elections , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , India , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
6 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Fair Elections , Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support , India , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
1 APPG Officer Position
Video Games and Esports
26 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Blockchain Technologies , Boxing , Christians in Parliament , Commonwealth , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Digital Communities , Emerging Drugs and Online Behavioural Trends , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fair Banking , Financial Technology , Football Supporters , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , India , Infrastructure , Listed Properties , Miscarriages of Justice , Music , Mutuals , Performing Arts Education and Training , Prostate Cancer , Publishing , Sepsis , Shakespeare , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Video Games and Esports
26 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Blockchain Technologies , Boxing , Christians in Parliament , Commonwealth , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Digital Communities , Emerging Drugs and Online Behavioural Trends , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Fair Banking , Financial Technology , Football Supporters , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , India , Infrastructure , Listed Properties , Miscarriages of Justice , Music , Mutuals , Performing Arts Education and Training , Prostate Cancer , Publishing , Sepsis , Shakespeare , Switzerland and Liechtenstein
4 APPG Officer Positions
Commonwealth , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work
8 APPG Memberships
Autism , Blockchain Technologies , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Future of Work , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , International Students , Internet, Communications and Technology , Modern Conflict
Commonwealth , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work
8 APPG Memberships
Autism , Blockchain Technologies , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Future of Work , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , International Students , Internet, Communications and Technology , Modern Conflict
1 APPG Officer Position
Vietnam
4 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Dark Skies , Financial Technology , Science and Technology in Agriculture
Vietnam
4 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Dark Skies , Financial Technology , Science and Technology in Agriculture
14 APPG Officer Positions
Afrikan Reparations , Black Maternal Health , Children , Democratic Republic of Congo , Digital Inclusion , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Equitable Governance , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , India , Indian Traditional Sciences , Kurds , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea , Tamils
10 APPG Memberships
British Hindus , Commonwealth , Digital Communities , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Fair Banking , International Students , Parkrun , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
Afrikan Reparations , Black Maternal Health , Children , Democratic Republic of Congo , Digital Inclusion , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Equitable Governance , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , India , Indian Traditional Sciences , Kurds , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea , Tamils
10 APPG Memberships
British Hindus , Commonwealth , Digital Communities , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Fair Banking , International Students , Parkrun , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
2 APPG Officer Positions
Ceramics , Youth Affairs
4 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Children's Online Safety , Homelessness , Transport Safety
Ceramics , Youth Affairs
4 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Children's Online Safety , Homelessness , Transport Safety
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Dr Allison Gardner MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: allison.gardner.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Andrew Henderson, Wychwood Consulting Ltd. Tel: 01256 861813
Email: andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk
Secretariat:
Wychwood Consulting Ltd acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
11 Sep 2024
11 Sep 2024
Source
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat
Description
Secretariat From : 11/09/2024 To : 10/09/2025
Secretariat From : 11/09/2024 To : 10/09/2025
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
11 Sep 2024
11 Sep 2024
Source
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat
Description
Secretariat From: 11/09/2024 To: 10/09/2025
Secretariat From: 11/09/2024 To: 10/09/2025
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
20 Jan 2024
20 Jan 2024
Source
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat
Description
Secretariat From : 20/01/2024 To : 19/01/2025
Secretariat From : 20/01/2024 To : 19/01/2025
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
20 Jan 2023
20 Jan 2023
Source
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat.
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat.
Description
Secretariat From : 20/01/2023 To : 19/01/2024
Secretariat From : 20/01/2023 To : 19/01/2024
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
20 Jan 2022
20 Jan 2022
Source
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat.
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat.
Description
Secretariat From : 20/01/2022 To : 19/01/2023
Secretariat From : 20/01/2022 To : 19/01/2023
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
20 Jan 2021
20 Jan 2021
Source
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat.
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat.
Description
Secretariat From : 20/01/2021 To : 19/01/2022
Secretariat From : 20/01/2021 To : 19/01/2022
Value
£10,501
£10,501
Date
20 Jan 2020
20 Jan 2020
Source
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat.
Wychwood Consulting Ltd is paid by Yoti Ltd to act as the group's secretariat.
Description
Secretariat From : 20/01/2020 To : 19/01/2021
Secretariat From : 20/01/2020 To : 19/01/2021
Value
£10,501
£10,501
Date
19 Dec 2018
19 Dec 2018
Source
Yoti pays Wychwood Consulting Ltd to act on its behalf as the group's secretariat
Yoti pays Wychwood Consulting Ltd to act on its behalf as the group's secretariat
Description
Secretariat From : 19/12/2018 To : 18/12/2019
Secretariat From : 19/12/2018 To : 18/12/2019
Value
£10,501
£10,501
Date
19 Dec 2017
19 Dec 2017
Source
Wychwood Consulting Ltd
Wychwood Consulting Ltd
Description
Yoti Ltd pays Wychwood Consulting Ltd to act on its behalf as the group's secretariat. From : 19/12/2017 To : 19/12/2018
Yoti Ltd pays Wychwood Consulting Ltd to act on its behalf as the group's secretariat. From : 19/12/2017 To : 19/12/2018
Value
£10,501
£10,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Digital Identity APPG