New figures from DCMS reveal more than 26 MILLION people have now used One Login.
Parliamentary evidence also confirms:
- Expansion towards 500 services
- HMRC joining the system
- Cross department identity matching in development
- Digital credentials for private sector use
DCMS says the system is separate from the cancelled scheme, that personal data is not linked across government databases and alternatives will remain available.
Is this a Digital ID through the back door?
quotingBritain scrapped digital ID. Or did it?
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While the government says its national scheme has been cancelled, One Login is expanding.
Welfare records are already being used for identity verification, banking verification is planned and officials are developing ways to recognise individuals across government departments.
My latest for Forbes looks at what's still being built, the risks of scope creep and what happens when government systems get things wrong.
Read the full article:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/10/22/britain-scrapped-digital-id-so-why-is-it-still-expanding/
