Digital ID brain trust will meet behind closed doors as minister ducks cost questions
25-06-2026 11:20 via theregister.com

Digital ID brain trust will meet behind closed doors as minister ducks cost questions

The minutes of the government's recently announced digital ID advisory group will not be published, Cabinet Office minister James Frith has told a Conservative MP, while not answering his questions about its budget or how its members were selected. Andrew Snowden, MP for Fylde and an assistant whip, asked the Cabinet Office whether the minutes, recommendations, and advice of the digital ID advisory group announced earlier this month will be published. In separate parliamentary written questions,
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