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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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From:
Government Digital Service
Published:
3 May 2024
Last updated:
14 February 2025
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  1. The One Login Inclusion and Advisory Group (OLIPAG), which reviewed the identity assurance principles, has closed - but the principles still apply to the delivery of GOV.UK One Login.

  2. 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.

  3. First published.

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Identity assurance principles for building identity services in government

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What GOV.UK One Login is doing to meet the identity assurance principles

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These identity assurance principles support the delivery of GOV.UK One Login. 

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

They were originally developed by the Privacy and Consumer Advisory Group (PCAG). The principles were reviewed by the One Login Inclusion and Privacy Advisory Group (OLIPAG), which was an independent advisory group to GOV.UK One Login.

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