UK digital ID plans will no longer be mandatory
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The UK government has reversed its stance, making the upcoming digital ID scheme optional for working adults instead of mandatory. The initiative, aimed at combating illegal migrant work, will now be introduced as a voluntary option in 2029.
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The United Kingdom has walked back plans to make its upcoming digital ID scheme a mandatory requirement for working adults. While the UK government remains "committed to mandatory digital right-to-work checks," an unspecified government spokesperson told The Times, digital ID will now be optional when the initiative is introduced sometime in 2029.
The national digital ID plans were announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in September with the aim of cracking down on illegal migrant workers, specifying that digital ID "will be mandatory for right to work checks by the end of the Parliament." The digital ID will include a person's name, date …