The government has dropped plans requiring workers to sign up to a new digital ID system in order to prove their right to work in the UK. Instead, Labour ministers say existing checks, using documents ...

Workers will be able to use other identification for right to work, meaning digital form not mandatory Ministers have rolled back plans for a central element of the proposed digital ID plans, leaving ...

After weeks of backlash, the Government has finally U-turned by watering down its plans for digital ID. Labour minister Heidi Alexander confirmed a digital ID or other digital documentation, such as a ...

The introduction of mandatory photo ID in the 2024 general election may not have provided the security boost promised by the ...

The government has rolled back a key part of its plans to introduce a digital identity scheme by the end of this parliament. People will no longer be required to sign up to the digital ID scheme in ...

It’s been widely reported that the government has “U-turned” on proposals to require mandatory digital ID for Right to Work checks in the UK, less than four months after the plans were first announced ...

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The digital identity sector has welcomed the UK government’s decision to backtrack on plans to make its national digital ID scheme mandatory for right-to-work checks – in effect, removing any ...

With recertification, the DSIT’s One Login re-enters the trust register operated by the Office for Digital Identity and Attributes (OfDIA).