Holder service providers must have processes in place to get in touch with users if there’s a change to their account or you’ve received a request to close their account. For gamma (0.4) certification, those processes must be multi-channel.
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has granted accreditation to Kantara Initiative; making it the first UKAS-accredited conformity assessment body (CAB) certifying under the UK government’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework.
You need to have a valid certificate if you want to prove your service conforms with the UK digital identity and attributes trust framework, and want to apply to be listed on the GOV.UK register of services.
If a Part or Section in the trust framework applies to your role, then all of the rules in that Part or Section apply to your service. Your service must conform with all of the “must” rules, and service providers can choose whether or not to implement any “could” rules.
Whether applying for a credit card or starting a new job, digital verification services (DVS) are already saving people and businesses time and money. But to make sure the benefits of DVS are realised in sectors right across the economy, …
Digital verification services sometimes want to use “data brokers” for this purpose and we’ve been asked how they should be treated.
You can avoid your service falling off the GOV.UK register by asking your conformity assessment body to complete your recertification process up to 60 days early. You won't lose the remaining time on your current certificate if you do this, and it will help you to avoid any unnecessary disruption.
Getting onto the GOV.UK register of digital identity and attribute services is not an automatic process. It can take up to 20 working days for your service to appear on the register.
Every day, people use official government documents like passports or driving licences to prove things about themselves in the economy. However, these physical documents weren’t designed for the digital age. This is why, through the Data (Use and Access) Act, …
Today we’ve published a call for views on the adoption of trust services. You can respond to the call for views on GOV.UK until the 20th of September 2025. What are trust services? Trust services are digital tools, such as …
