Identity Cards: Digital Technology

(asked on 15th December 2025) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the effectiveness of digital ID scheme implementation in other countries.


Answered by
Josh Simons Portrait
Josh Simons
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 22nd December 2025

Digital identity schemes differ around the world depending on sovereign decisions taken by other governments.

The UK is keen to learn from international examples of where digital identity schemes are already delivering benefits for the public, and we are engaging actively with other countries for this purpose.

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