Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there will be an option for company directors to (a) defer or (b) opt out of enrolment of the digital ID system.

There will be no requirement to enrol in Digital ID.

Employers will be required to conduct digital right to work checks by the end of this Parliament.

There is a requirement upon directors and individuals with significant control over companies to prove their identity with Companies House under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. This is currently voluntary but will be mandatory from 18 November 2025.

This requirement is not connected to the introduction of the Digital ID.