To tackle these interlinked issues, we will introduce a new national digital ID. This is not a card but a new digital identity that will be available for free to all UK citizens and legal residents aged 16 and over (although we will consider through consultation if this should be age 13 and over). Over time, people will be able to use it to seamlessly access a range of public and private sector services, with the aim of making our everyday lives easier and more secure. It will not be compulsory to obtain a digital ID but it will be mandatory for some applications.
The government's response to the "no ID" petition. Make it make sense.
Not compulsory, but mandatory.
It's not a physical card. So how will people without phones have this "not compulsory, but mandatory" digital ID? #IDCard