Petition · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Trial digital ID on new arrivals before UK citizens.
Closed
61 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government has said digital ID is to tackle illegal immigration. We ask that it is first applied to all new arrivals only, for the remainder of this Parliament. Its effectiveness should be measured and published transparently before imposing it on law-abiding UK citizens.
The justification for digital ID is tackling illegal migration. If this is true, we believe it should be trialled on new arrivals to the UK, who do not have citizenship, not imposed on the public. We think a trial until the end of this Parliament would prove whether the system actually works before asking citizens to surrender freedoms and privacy for an untested policy.
Timeline
| 12 Nov 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 May 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
61
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Opened
12 Nov 2025
Closed
12 May 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 17 Aug 2026.