Use This Hub to Check the Evidence
This rebuilt page combines the newer Right First Time UK transparency layout with the detailed material from the original site. The original information, evidence routes and source links are kept below rather than being replaced.
1. Read the information
Use the restored sections below for the detailed subject guide and background.
2. Open the evidence
Source, evidence and information links are shown as clear buttons so you can check the underlying material.
3. Check current status
Where a subject changes over time, use the linked official source for the latest published position.
Information & Evidence Shortcuts
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Full RFTUK Information & Evidence
1. UK Digital ID Scheme
Official government information about the proposed UK digital ID scheme and its stated purpose.
2. Main Legislation
Key law and statutory framework for digital verification services.
3. Digital Verification Services Framework
Rules and standards for certified digital identity and verification providers.
4. What Could Digital ID Affect?
Track areas where digital ID may be used, required or expanded.
5. GOV.UK One Login
Government sign-in and identity verification system for accessing public services online.
6. MPs Who Voted
Use official Parliament vote records to see MPs who voted for or against the Data Use and Access Bill divisions.
7. Parliamentary Debates
Search debates, ministerial statements and parliamentary scrutiny.
8. Select Committees and Reports
Committee scrutiny of digital ID, rights, immigration, data protection and public services.
9. Contracts and Procurement
Search public contracts, tenders and supplier awards linked to digital ID and verification.
10. Certified Providers and Contractors
Track certified digital identity providers, suppliers and commercial participants.
11. Microsoft and Digital Identity
Track Microsoft identity products and any public contracts involving Microsoft, cloud, identity, verification or government authentication.
12. Government Departments Involved
Departments and bodies likely to be relevant to Digital ID policy, delivery, data and right-to-work use.
13. Privacy and Data Protection
Rights and regulation around personal data, profiling, identity verification and misuse.
14. Rights, Exclusion and Civil Liberties
Public concerns include exclusion, surveillance, mission creep, disability access, smartphone access and appeal rights.
15. Public Petitions
Track petitions, public objections and government responses.
16. Freedom of Information
Use FOI to request contracts, impact assessments, DPIAs, correspondence, supplier names, pilots and costs.
Public Questions This Hub Should Track
- Will Digital ID become mandatory for employment, renting, benefits, healthcare, banking or public services?
- What happens to people without smartphones, documents, fixed addresses or digital access?
- Which companies are paid to build, verify, host, process or manage identity data?
- Are Microsoft, AWS, Google, Palantir, Experian, Yoti, Onfido or other suppliers involved?
- What contracts, DPIAs, equality assessments and security assessments have been published?
- Which MPs voted for relevant Digital ID or digital verification legislation?
- What appeal route exists if someone is wrongly rejected or excluded?
- What safeguards stop mission creep into wider surveillance or access control?
Digital ID Accountability Checklist
- Start with the official Digital ID scheme explainer and DVS Trust Framework.
- Read Part 2 of the Data Use and Access Act 2025.
- Use Parliament Votes to check MPs who voted Aye or No.
- Search Hansard and written questions for ministerial statements.
- Search Contracts Finder and Find a Tender for Digital ID, identity verification and supplier names.
- Search specifically for Microsoft, cloud hosting, biometric verification and GOV.UK One Login contracts.
- Look for data protection impact assessments, equality impact assessments and privacy notices.
- Use FOI for unpublished contracts, supplier lists, costs, pilot schemes and risk assessments.
- Check ICO, civil liberties groups and committee reports for privacy and rights concerns.
- Update the page whenever new legislation, contracts or public consultations are published.
Digital ID explainer Digital ID law MP vote list Contracts Microsoft Verified ID Hansard FOI archive ICO rights