Add news
News Every Day |

First look at new digital IDs that could be forced on 50 MILLION Brits in months… changing how you buy booze, fly & vote

Digital driving licences to be introduced this year on a new smartphone app that will store government-issued virtual documents
virtual documents
Video Player is loading.
Current Time 0:00
Duration 1:37
Loaded: 2.05%
Stream Type LIVE
Remaining Time 1:37
 
1x
  • Chapters
  • descriptions off, selected
  • captions off, selected
  • en (Main), selected

NEW digital IDs have been revealed for the first time – as millions of Brits could be forced to use them by the end of this year.

Digital driving licences and veteran cars are set to be available to download under plans to “drag the government into the 2020s”.

New images show how Brits will be able to access their IDs via a government-run app
@SciTechgovuk / X

An example of a digital wallet belonging to MP Peter Kyle has been released showing what they will look like.

The ID includes a picture, licence number, name and whether or not the owner is over 18.

The digital wallets will be able to hold multiple documents – including Blue Badges, PIP letters, and DBS by 2027.

Even birth certificates, marriage certificates and passports are on the agenda.

This “voluntary” movement is meant to save money and time and take advantage of smartphone security.

However, digital IDs could be forced upon Brits if not enough sign up voluntarily, the Technology Secretary has suggested.

Peter Kyle refused four times to rule out compulsory online identification when grilled by The Sun – only saying it was not necessary “right now”.

He faced questions at the launch of a brand-new government app that will let people upload current paper-based cards like driving licences.

From June, users will be able to prove their age and identity with the gadget on their mobile phone.

Asked if this was a “slippery slope” to becoming a legal requirement, Mr Kyle said: “This is a slippery slope to people getting what they actually need and desire, and that is having the documents they need.

“They’re not rolling it out on them when they go forward. What I’m creating today is products that are so desirable people are going to want to have them.

“I don’t know why somebody would want to carry around a paper based driving license when they have the option of having it on their site with their smartphone.”

Pressed on mandating the cards, he said: “I don’t think we’re going to need the compulsion right now, because simply the desirability of it and the fact that retail, hospitality, pubs and clubs and then online stores that are selling products and services that have an age limit, they can all use one or two other of these services.

“So the speed and efficiency and the convenience of interacting via the technology that we are releasing is going to be so compelling that I think most people will automatically engage with it.”

With the digitalisation of IDs comes the addition of “Humphrey” via the government-run app.

Instead of rooting through government letters, app users can opt to receive official documents virtually with Humphrey there to assist.

Thousands of business staff have already tested the AI chatbot, whose purpose is to speed up “outdated” government processes.

Mr Kyle announced that Humphrey will help civil servants modernise Whitehall and cut costs on external consultants.

He said: “Sluggish technology has hampered our public services for too long, and it’s costing us all a fortune in time and money.”

The chatbot’s name comes from the fictional character Sir Humphrey Appleby from the 1980s BBC sitcom “Yes Minister”.

It comes after a government systems review found the HMRC takes 100,000 calls and DVLA processes 45,000 letters per day.

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology said it could save services up to £45billion by speeding up work and slashing consultant spending.

Mr Kyle said: “Along with CDs, the Walkman and flip phones, the overflowing drawer rammed with letters from the Government and hours spent on hold to get a basic appointment will soon be consigned to history. 

“GOV.UK Wallet will mean that every letter or identity document you receive from the government could be issued to you virtually.

For people who choose to use GOV.UK Wallet, they will find it easier to prove they’re entitled to benefits or check their age when buying alcohol or DIY equipment, with more security and trust than ever before.

Crucially, it also opens huge opportunities to make interacting with public services much easier by putting people in control of their own data.

“We will be overhauling how the public sector uses technology which is essential to delivering our Plan for Change, and in combination with this new tech for people to use themselves, we are going to slash the time people waste dealing with annoying processes so they can focus on what matters to them.”

The government hopes people will find it easier to prove they’re entitled to benefits or check their age when buying alcohol or DIY equipment
@SciTechgovuk / X
Humphrey has already been tested out by thousands of business staff to speed up government processes
@SciTechgovuk / X
The aim is to take advantage of smartphone security and for users to quickly access important documents all in one place
@SciTechgovuk / X
Москва

НХЛ оцінила дебютний виступ Демідова в лізі

Реклама
The most beautiful beach towns with cheap living

A huge number of people around the world dream of one day breaking out of the daily routine

‘Making a difference together’: Dift helps partners including Accor and BNP Paribas combine social impact with emotional marketing

Chelsea ratings: Sancho shines but Palmer’s poor form continues and Jackson shows why Blues are looking for new strikers

JD Vance nearly fumbles Ohio State's national championship trophy during White House visit

White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups

Ria.city
Реклама
  • ИП Попов А.П.
  • ИНН: 602715631406
Ревматолог: "15 апреля 2024 в г.Колумбус запущена квота"

Каждый человек с больными суставами имеет право получить...






Реклама
  • ИП Попов А.П.
  • ИНН: 602715631406
Ревматолог: "15 апреля 2024 в г.Колумбус запущена квота"

Каждый человек с больными суставами имеет право получить...


Реклама
  • ИП Попов А.П.
  • ИНН: 602715631406
Ревматолог: "15 апреля 2024 в г.Колумбус запущена квота"

Каждый человек с больными суставами имеет право получить...

Read also

'Bad news for the White House': Dems now tied with the GOP on key Trump issue

Business owners say avoid Wellington

NYC beer delivery workers preparing to strike, drying out Coors, Corona and more popular brews from thousands of bars, restaurants

News, articles, comments, with a minute-by-minute update, now on Today24.pro

News Every Day

‘Making a difference together’: Dift helps partners including Accor and BNP Paribas combine social impact with emotional marketing

Today24.pro — latest news 24/7. You can add your news instantly now — here


News Every Day

JD Vance nearly fumbles Ohio State's national championship trophy during White House visit



Sports today


Новости тенниса
WTA

Рыбакина на следующей неделе покинет топ-10 рейтинга WTA



Спорт в России и мире
Москва

Росгвардейцы обеспечили безопасность проведения матча РПЛ в Москве



All sports news today





Sports in Russia today

Москва

Семеньо забивает на 53-й секунде и приводит "Борнмут" к победе над "Фулхэмом" в АПЛ


Новости России

Game News

Age of Empires 2's quest to conquer the strategy globe continues unabated as The Three Kingdoms DLC invades ancient China this May


Реклама
Top 6 nutrition questions men should ask themselves after 40

To maintain health and remain full of energy, men will be helped by this

Реклама
The most beautiful beach towns with cheap living

A huge number of people around the world dream of one day breaking out of the daily routine

Реклама
Top 6 nutrition questions men should ask themselves after 40

To maintain health and remain full of energy, men will be helped by this

Russian.city

Реклама
Top 6 nutrition questions men should ask themselves after 40

To maintain health and remain full of energy, men will be helped by this


Киев

В Раде сделали неожиданное заявление о США и Зеленском


Губернаторы России
Певица

«Я больше вести не буду». Певица Слава рассказала о заболевании, которое мешает ей работать


15-летняя девочка в Москве подозревается в жестоком убийстве отца

Юные модельеры Поморья стали призерами Всероссийского конкурса «Золотая игла»

Сергей Собянин: Москвичи завоевали 825 дипломов на Всероссийской олимпиаде

Депутат предложил отстаивать права мигрантов в России на государственном уровне


Нагиев стоит дешевле. Чем жадный Лепс балует свою 19-летнюю невесту

Оркестр Олега Лундстрема представит музыкальный проект к 80-летию Победы

Опубликовано видео с фанатом Паши Техника, разрисовавшим стену Цоя

NARGIZA представила сингл "Нас больше нет"


Мюнхен (ATP). 1-й круг. Зверев сыграет с Мюллером, Грикспор – с Тьеном, Гоффен – с Харрисом

Саснович вышла в основную сетку турнира WTA-500 в Штутгарте

Потапова в трёх сетах победила Таусон и вышла во второй круг турнира WTA в Штутгарте

Рублёв уверенно вышел во 2-й круг турнира в Барселоне, где может сыграть с Вавринкой


Реклама
The most beautiful beach towns with cheap living

A huge number of people around the world dream of one day breaking out of the daily routine


Одиннадцатый этап культурно-образовательного кластера «Город мастеров» успешно завершился в Псковской области

Таланты в сердце Чечни: впервые в Грозном пройдет отборочный тур благотворительного детского фестиваля «Добрая волна»

Таланты в сердце Чечни: впервые в Грозном пройдет отборочный тур благотворительного детского фестиваля «Добрая волна»

Одиннадцатый этап культурно-образовательного кластера «Город мастеров» успешно завершился в Псковской области


Любимое блюдо Гагарина обойдется в Приамурье почти в 340 рублей

Воспитанницу камчатского футбола вызвали в сборную России

Заказать Туринадрол 10 Бийск

«Россети Новосибирск» поделились успешным опытом профориентации


Ефимов: С 2011 года в Москве ввели в эксплуатацию более 150 млн кв. м недвижимости

Playboy снова ломает стереотипы и запускает дерзкий проект

Восемь отелей Новосибирска победили в международной премии

Апрель открывает двери в университет «Дубна»


Реклама
Top 6 nutrition questions men should ask themselves after 40

To maintain health and remain full of energy, men will be helped by this


Путин в России и мире
Реклама
The most beautiful beach towns with cheap living

A huge number of people around the world dream of one day breaking out of the daily routine



Реклама
The most beautiful beach towns with cheap living

A huge number of people around the world dream of one day breaking out of the daily routine



Реклама
The most beautiful beach towns with cheap living

A huge number of people around the world dream of one day breaking out of the daily routine



Реклама
Top 6 nutrition questions men should ask themselves after 40

To maintain health and remain full of energy, men will be helped by this

Персональные новости Russian.city
Пианист

Пианист Сафронов осудил авторов граффити о Паше Технике на Арбате



News Every Day

Chelsea ratings: Sancho shines but Palmer’s poor form continues and Jackson shows why Blues are looking for new strikers




Friends of Today24

Музыкальные новости

Персональные новости