Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
(asked on 2nd January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the creation of fake Digital IDs.
Answered by
Josh Simons
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
This question was answered on 21st January 2026
The UK’s digital ID scheme will be built to the highest security standards, following National Cyber Security Centre guidance.
To help guard against fake digital IDs, we propose that any checking of such IDs will be done via a robust digital process. For example, we do not think people should be able to ‘flash’ their digital ID on their phone screen.
This will help ensure a digital ID has not been faked, tampered with or revoked.