UK provides ‘some certainty and reassurance to DVS providers’ on digital ID
The UK’s consultation on digital identity is expected to begin next week. Currently, the government’s policy is fundamentally tied to…
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ADVP expects digital identity consultation to play by rules of Data Act, DIATF
The row over the UK’s digital identity scheme continues to churn, as the government prepares to launch its public consultation…
UK digital ID sector warns of legal action if mDL limited to GOV.UK Wallet
A spat is brewing in the UK between private sector digital identity providers and a government they fear is intent…
UK touts improvements to GOV.UK, prepares to roll out mDL in 2026
As the UK manages digital transformation across the public sector, it has become clear that a deep vein of distrust…
UK introduces body to lead digital public service transformation
The UK government is launching a new digital public service delivery unit within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology…
Funding UK digital ID scheme requires cuts for other departments: Starmer gov’t
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer may have found the fastest way to sink his government’s plan for a national digital…
UK PM appointing MP Josh Simons lead for national digital ID: report
UK PM Kier Starmer has selected a champion for his proposed but yet-undetailed mandatory digital identity system. Josh Simons, first-term…
UK gov’t plans tour to fix argument to public on national digital identity
UK government officials have admitted that the initial attempt to communicate a new policy for introducing national digital identity was…
GOV.UK app downloads jump to more than 250K in November
It’s been five months since the GOV.UK app launched in public beta, enabling UK citizens to access government services on…
MPs avoid substantive debate on UK digital ID to flog hobby horses at committee hearing
The UK’s first parliamentary debate on national digital identity presented the irony of a roomful of people representing a whole…
