Petitions/Protect the Right to Live Without a Digital ID
StatusOngoing
Opened2 Jan 2026
Closes
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

I want a legal safeguard in all digital-ID laws that guarantees no one can be denied work, healthcare, banking, housing, or any other service for not having a government digital ID. Use must remain voluntary, and non-digital alternatives must always be available to prevent exclusion or pressure..

Without legal protections, a voluntary digital ID system could become coercive if access to services or participation in daily life depends on it. There is currently no explicit legal safeguard to prevent digital ID from being over-relied on by either public or private organisations. Digital ID systems can shape access not only to essential services but also wider participation in society. Legal protections could ensure that people can choose without facing disadvantage or indirect compulsion.

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Government response

The Government is introducing a Digital ID system and will legislate for it to be voluntary, and free to access for anyone who wants it. The Government is consulting on the design of that scheme.

Constituency engagement ranking

Alison Hume
1Alison Hume MP
Scarborough and Whitby
82
Bridget Phillipson
2Bridget Phillipson MP
Houghton and Sunderland South
75
Mr Angus MacDonald
3Mr Angus MacDonald MP
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
72
Natalie Fleet
4Natalie Fleet MP
Bolsover
69
Liz Twist
5Liz Twist MP
Blaydon and Consett
64
Perran Moon
6Perran Moon MP
Camborne and Redruth
64
Jo Platt
7Jo Platt MP
Leigh and Atherton
64
Noah Law
8Noah Law MP
St Austell and Newquay
64
Lola McEvoy
9Lola McEvoy MP
Darlington
63
Steve Yemm
10Steve Yemm MP
Mansfield
61