Open Letter to political parties: Recommit to moving forward with Digital Verification in the UK
Open Letter to political parties: Trade bodies and business leaders call on the next Government to recommit to moving forward with Digital Verification in the UK
techUK, alongside members business leaders and trade bodies from the Digital Identity industry have come together to call on the next Government to recommit to moving forward with Digital Verification in the UK.
View our Letter here
This Letter was sent to the Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party.
techUK, alongside members business leaders and trade bodies from the Digital Identity industry have come together to call on the next Government to recommit to moving forward with Digital Verification in the UK. As we approach the General Election on 4 July 2024, there is an understanding amongst the public and the business community that the next government will face a series of fundamental challenges. The digital economy has already proven to be an important lever of growth and innovation for a modern economy such as the UK. However, its continued development is impeded by the difficulty of transacting with trust and by the growth in fraud, money laundering and misinformation through digital channels.
There is a mature and market-ready technology that is already offering real solutions to these challenges. Digital Identity technology provides a secure method for individuals to verify their identity and authenticate themselves both in the physical and online worlds. The adoption and use of Digital ID could provide an additional £800 million to the UK economy every year and with the global market for Digital ID estimated to be worth by $48.44bn by 2027 supporting and driving forward the UK’s Digital ID industry is key to encourage inward investment into the UK in this innovative, cutting edge technology.
The call from signatories of this letter is for the next Government to put in place an actionable plan to implement legislation to introduce the Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework and the proposals that were contained in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill related to Digital Verification as a matter of urgency.
With the Trust Framework we have a clear way forward that must be maintained and pushed forward.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
Julian David, CEO, techUK
Dr Ruth Wandhöfer, Author and Global Fintech 50 Influencer
David Crack, Chairperson, Association of Document Validation Professionals (ADVP)
Chris Hayward, Policy Chairman, City of London Corporation
Steve Pannifer, Managing Director, Consult Hyperion
Liz Brandt, CEO, Ctrl-Shift
David Rennie, Director, IDEMIA Smart Identity
Paula Sussex CBE, CEO, OneID Ltd
Nick Mothershaw, Chief Identity Strategist, Open Identity Exchange (OIX)
Simon Mottram, Managing Director, Orchestrating Identity
Sage
Robin Tombs, CEO, Yoti
techUK has also co-signed a letter urging the next Government to prioritise broader data reforms, to foster innovation for economic and societal growth, while maintaining high data protection standards.
Read the full Letter here.
If you would like to find out more about techUK’s work on Digital Identity please click here .
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