Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
(asked on 10th April 2026) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of publishing a Data Protection Impact Assessment on the quality of public responses to the consultation on digital identity.
Answered by
James Frith
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
This question was answered on 27th April 2026
We have completed the DPIA for the digital ID consultation and have published a privacy notice, linked here as per UK GDPR requirements. The design and delivery of the digital ID will be informed by the open consultation which will be open till 5 May; this feedback will be important in designing our policy approach.