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Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

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Question for Cabinet Office

UIN 20485, tabled on 25 February 2020

Question

Chi Onwurah
Labour
Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Commons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken in response to the conclusions of the National Audit Office report entitled Investigation into Verify published on 5 March 2019, HC 1926.

Answer

Penny Mordaunt
Conservative
Portsmouth North
Commons

Answered on

4 March 2020

There are no changes to the commercial agreements of levels of service with UK Government digital identity providers as a result of the UK leaving the EU.

The Government’s response to the digital identity consultation (Call for Evidence) will be published in due course.

Verify is delivered with private sector providers and next steps will be announced in the usual manner.

An extensive response to the PAC report was published in October 2019 and can be found at CP 176 – Treasury Minutes Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts.

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