Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on how parents will be asked to prove their identity when opening tax-free childcare accounts online; and what assessment he has made of the data protection implications of requiring parents to so prove their identities.

This is set out in the government’s response to the consultation on design and operation of Tax-Free Childcare (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/318953/PU1607_Tax_free_Childcare_response)

Alternative channels will be available for families who are unable to access the internet, or are not able to verify their identity entirely digitally, so that they do not miss out on the support available via Tax-Free Childcare.