Guidance

Identity assurance principles for identity services in government

The principles government should apply when building a service where users can prove their identity, and what GOV.UK One Login is doing to meet the principles.

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These identity assurance principles are being used to support the development of GOV.UK One Login

They were developed independently of the government by a group of representatives from charities, academia and other external stakeholders with an interest in digital identity.

The principles are regularly reviewed by the One Login Inclusion and Privacy Advisory Group (OLIPAG). They were originally developed by the Privacy and Consumer Advisory Group (PCAG).

Updates to this page

Published 3 May 2024
Last updated 30 September 2024 + show all updates
  1. The role of the ICO and how subject access requests work have been clarified. We have also clarified other sections, including that some features around the use of multiple accounts are not yet live.

  2. First published.

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