Identity Cards: Digital Technology
(asked on 18th December 2025) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether children and young people will be required to hold an ID card if they work.
This question was answered on 9th January 2026
On 26 September 2025, the Prime Minister announced plans for free digital ID to be available to all UK citizens and legal residents. This is not an ID card.
The scope of the digital ID scheme is still in development and we are inviting the public to have their say in the upcoming consultation as we develop an inclusive, secure, and useful system.
Employers already conduct right to work checks using proof of ID. The new credential will enable these to be fully digitised by the end of this Parliament.