Submitted on Wednesday 14th January 2026
Rejected on Wednesday 18th February 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Scrap the UK Digital Identity Programme in Its Entirety
Scrap the UK digital identity programme in full, including all voluntary, optional, or future digital ID systems. Pausing compulsory use is not enough. Parliament must commit in law to never introducing a national digital ID. Anything less than full abolition is disingenuous.
Recent claims of a “U-turn” do not address the central concern: the digital identity programme is still being pursued. While some compulsory elements are paused, the infrastructure and long-term intent remain. Digital ID is introduced gradually, framed as “optional”, then expanded until refusal becomes impractical. Voluntary in name, mandatory in practice. A centralised digital ID carries inherent risks to liberty, autonomy, and privacy. It should be scrapped entirely.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "Do not roll out digital IDs" petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757131
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