{"id":21561,"date":"2026-01-14T08:37:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/uk-government-rolls-back-key-part-of-digital-id-plans\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T08:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:37:44","slug":"uk-government-rolls-back-key-part-of-digital-id-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/uk-government-rolls-back-key-part-of-digital-id-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"UK government rolls back key part of digital ID plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Workers will be able to use other identification for right to work, meaning digital form not mandatory<\/p>\n

Ministers have rolled back plans for a central element of the proposed digital ID plans, leaving open the possibility that people will be able to use other forms of identification to prove their right to work.<\/p>\n

This will mean that the IDs, announced to some controversy in September<\/a>, will no longer be mandatory for working-age people, given that the only planned obligatory element was to prove the right to work in the UK.<\/p>\n

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\nWorkers will be able to use other identification for right to work, meaning digital form not mandatory
\nMinisters have rolled back plans for a central element of the proposed digital ID plans, leaving open the possibility that people will be able to use other forms of identification to prove their right to work.
\nThis will mean that the IDs, announced to some controversy in September, will no longer be mandatory for working-age people, given that the only planned obligatory element was to prove the right to work in the UK. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 open the possibility that people will be able to use other forms of identification to prove their right to work. This will …<\/p>\n

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