Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government launches consultation on making public services quicker, easier and more secure to access with digital ID, published on 10 March 2026, what the cost will be of running the People’s Panel.

We need to make sure digital ID works for everyone, and that’s why we’re establishing a People’s Panel on digital ID and running inclusive engagement alongside a traditional consultation.

As part of a multi-faceted consultation approach, the People’s Panel will bring together a diverse group of people - selected to be broadly representative of the population of the UK - to consider different perspectives and debate trade-offs. The People’s Panel will cost approximately £630,000.This will be covered under a pre-existing contract with Ipsos signed in March 2024.