Guidance on how digital identity providers can become certified to complete digital identity checks for the Right to Work , Right to Rent and DBS schemes.
After a successful trial of digital right to work (RTW) checks during the pandemic, the UK government has committed to make the move permanent, starting 6 April 2022.
Government sets out new plans to help build trust in use of digital identities
The government has today published its draft rules of the road for governing the future use of digital identities.
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Public invited to contribute to draft rules around data protection, security and inclusivity
Part of work to help people prove who they are without the need for physical documents
Aim is to make people’s lives easier and boost the country’s £149 billion digital economy
The government has today published its draft rules of the road for governing the future use of digital identities. It is part of plans to make it quicker and easier for people to verify themselves using modern technology and create a process as trusted as using passports or bank statements.