Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2017 to Question 8513, on electronic government: proof of identity, what plans he has to roll out Verify to the private sector; and what estimate he has made of the potential receipts to the taxpayer from that roll out.
Cabinet Office is actively planning to roll out GOV.UK Verify to private sector in line with the commitments made in the Government’s Transformation Strategy. This will enable people to use the same account, which meets high government standards, to prove their identity online for private sector services, such as opening a bank account without having to go into a branch.
Value for taxpayer money is being assessed on an ongoing basis, to inform future commercial arrangements.