Written question asked by Louise Haigh (Labour) on Monday, 12 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 December 2016 (named day). It was answered by Ben Gummer (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 December 2016 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2016 to Question 56146, how many people registering their identity have used the service to (a) report a medical condition that affects their driving, (b) renew a short-term medical driving licence, (c) check their income tax for the current year, (d) get a state pension statement, (e) sign into their personal tax account, (f) view or share driving licence information, (g) apply for universal credit, (h) claim for redundancy and monies owed, (i) file a self assessment tax return, (j) update rural payment details, (k) assist friends or family with their tax and (l) check or update company car tax details.

Original answer

The number of new verified identity accounts used to register and access the following government services since GOV.UK Verify went into public beta on the 14th October 2016, is as follows:

Government service	New verified accounts used to register and access a service (LOA2)	New basic accounts used to register and access a service (LOA1)
Claim for redundancy and monies owed	42,875
Update rural payment details	13,754
View or share driving licence information	24,482
Apply for universal credit	29,307
Check or update company car tax details	49,088
Assist friends or family with their tax	1,929
Sign into their personal tax account	43,539
File a self assessment tax return	234,904
Check their income tax for the current year	24,961
Get a state pension statement	62,587
Report a medical condition that affects their driving	979
Renew a short-term medical driving licence	545

The answer was corrected by Ben Gummer (Conservative)

on Friday, 16 December 2016 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Corrected answer

The number of new verified identity accounts used to register and access the following government services since GOV.UK Verify went into public beta on the 14th October ~~2016,~~ 2014, is as follows:

Government service	New verified accounts used to register and access a service (LOA2)	New basic accounts used to register and access a service (LOA1)
Claim for redundancy and monies owed	42,875
Update rural payment details	13,754
View or share driving licence information	24,482
Apply for universal credit	29,307
Check or update company car tax details	49,088
Assist friends or family with their tax	1,929
Sign into their personal tax account	43,539
File a self assessment tax return	234,904
Check their income tax for the current year	24,961
Get a state pension statement	62,587
Report a medical condition that affects their driving	979
Renew a short-term medical driving licence	545

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Type: Written question
Reference: 57168
Session: 2016-17
Related items: Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
Thursday, 8 December 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Proof of identity Electronic government
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

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