UK digital ID data to be distributed and not held centrally, minister says
By Patricia Figueiredo ( October 22, 2025, 13:14 GMT | Insight) -- The UK’s planned digital ID will data distributed for access where necessary and not held a central database that collects personal information from across different government departments, a minister told lawmakers on Tuesday evening. Digital government and data minister Ian Murray was addressing concerns about privacy and security in a debate where he sought to "bust some of the myths" around the ID plans.The UK’s planned digital ID will use a "federated" data model and not a central database that collects personal information from across different government departments, a minister told lawmakers on Tuesday evening....
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