{"id":309446,"date":"2026-01-14T15:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/digital-id-no-longer-compulsory-in-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:00:05","slug":"digital-id-no-longer-compulsory-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/digital-id-no-longer-compulsory-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital ID no longer compulsory in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Rg5VhI8bXP4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Digital ID no longer compulsory in UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rg5VhI8bXP4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The government has confirmed that it is to scrap the compulsory element of its flagship digital ID scheme which was supposed to prove that individuals are allowed to work in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer unveiled the policy last autumn as a part of a crackdown on migration. But in the latest in a series of u-turns, the government has announced that workers will be given the chance to use other forms of ID to verify their eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>Government officials insisted it had always been the case that details of the digital ID scheme would be set out after a consultation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has confirmed that it is to scrap the compulsory element of its flagship digital ID scheme which was supposed to prove that individuals are allowed to work in the UK. 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