In July 2021 the previous government published a digital identity and attributes consultation . This followed on from the commitments made in the digital identity call for evidence response published in 2020, and the draft UK digital identity and attributes trust framework alpha version 1, published in February 2021.
	The 2021 consultation sought views on proposals which looked to enable the growth of a secure and trusted digital identity market in the UK. The proposals included establishing governance to make sure that organisations wanting to operate in the digital identity marketplace are supported when they choose to follow the rules and standards set out in the trust framework, and making it possible for more trusted data sets to be checked so people can more easily prove things about themselves as they create a digital identity.
	The consultation closed in September 2021 and received 270 responses. This consisted of 92 responses from organisations and 178 responses from individuals. The previous government's response to the consultation was published on 10 March 2022.
Consultations Digital identity and attributes consultation