<div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 September 2013 14:03, William Heath <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wmheath@gmail.com" target="_blank">wmheath@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>The suppliers on cross-government ID assurance were announced Monday <a href="http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2013/09/03/identity-assurance-first-delivery-contracts-signed/" target="_blank">http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2013/09/03/identity-assurance-first-delivery-contracts-signed/</a><br>
<br></div>As I understand it DWP decided some months ago to focus on UC just for new claimants first. New claimants have a f2f interview at Job Centres anyway, so online ID Assurance took something of a back seat among many pressing priorities for them, but remained urgent across HMG. That's why GDS is now the lead on it (ie GDS took over the contracts and the process from DWP). <br>
<br></div>In terms of function it might be relevant to look at the draft privacy principles for ID assurance. These are still open to consultation; the deadline is a couple of weeks away - <a href="http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/?s=ID+assurance+privacy+principles" target="_blank">http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/?s=ID+assurance+privacy+principles</a></div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div> Sections 3.17 through 3.20 of the <span class="" style="background-color:yellow">NAO</span> report talk about this.</div><div><br></div><div>John Wilson<br></div><div><br></div></div>
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