Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many providers took part in the GOV.UK Verify trial; and how many such providers will be in place when that scheme is rolled out across central Government.

GOV.UK Verify is already available for public use and will continue to be rolled out across central Government. Five additional companies have signed the new framework that has been announced today. They will start providing services over the coming months, bringing the total number of providers to 9.