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Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

Asked by Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 67782

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the the potential impact of digital identity systems on (a) policing and (b) other forms of law enforcement.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (OfDIA), within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, is working to enable the use of secure and trusted digital verification services across the UK economy for those who want to use them.

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