An advisory group of senior leaders from business and civil society has been set up to support the Government to deliver a digital ID system that works for the public.
The group has been brought together by chief secretary to the Prime Minister, Darren Jones, to support the delivery of digital ID and provide independent scrutiny and oversight as it is developed.
The group includes John Fallon, former CEO of publishing company Pearson; Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, co-founder and CEO of Stemettes, an award-winning social enterprise dedicated to inspiring people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths; cybersecurity expert David Rogers MBE; Emma Wright, director and co-founder of the Interparliamentary Forum on Emerging Technologies, Partner of Crowell & Moring and digital regulation lawyer; Justine Roberts CBE, founder and Executive Chair of Mumsnet and Gransnet; and The Hon. Victor Dominello, former New South Wales Minister for Digital Government and now the CEO and Co-Founder of the Future Government Institute.
The group will now meet quarterly for the duration of the Digital ID programme to provide external scrutiny and strategic insight.
Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Darren Jones said: "The current legacy system of call centres, paperwork and the need to tell your story multiple times to different parts of government is not good enough.
"In its place, we need to build a truly modern UK where public services work for you, with digital ID as the foundation.
"This new programme of engagement will ensure we benefit from the expertise and experience of experts as we build a system that is secure, useful and for everyone – and that supports public services that are there for you when you need them most."
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office, James Frith said: "We want Digital ID to work for everyone - something that is useful, inclusive and trusted. That is why we’re working with industry, civil society and others to get this right.
"Our programme of engagement will run throughout our development of the programme, ensuring we hear from as many people and organisations as possible.
"Digital ID will be transformative for our public services, ending the need to fill out endless paper forms, and making life simpler for people across the UK."
