"The head of the department delivering the UK government's digital identity scheme has rejected the £1.8 billion cost forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), but is not willing to provide an alternative until after a delayed consultation on the plans. The OBR, which provides independent analysis of government spending, made the estimate in its Budget analysis documents published at the end of last month."
"But on December 3, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's permanent secretary, Emran Mian, told a House of Commons select committee that the cost will depend on the outcome of a consultation that has been pushed back to the new year. Mian informed a meeting of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee that the consultation will cover what a digital identity will contain, how citizens will access it, and what range of uses it will have."
The department delivering the UK digital identity scheme rejected the OBR's £1.8 billion cost forecast. Permanent secretary Emran Mian told a Commons committee that cost estimates will depend on a consultation now postponed to the new year. The consultation will define what a digital identity contains, how citizens access it, and its range of uses. Mian said only after those decisions will the department have clear build order and reliable cost estimates. The government plans to make digital ID compulsory for new employees by the end of this Parliament and is considering a digitally enabled physical alternative.
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