gov.uk now going abroad to make its numbers up

In little more than a year, foreign citizens will able to use the Verify identity-assurance programme, the Government Digital Service has said. From September 2018, the service will be able to confirm the identities of people from countries other than the UK.
The first nations covered will likely be Germany and other European Union states, but GDS senior business analyst Egle Uzkuraityte said that “our goal and our vision is to extend this beyond the EU”.
Verify, which is currently only available for 12 services offered by various central government departments, is also being trialled in local government – and the private sector. Ongoing test projects in the local government space include applying for concession bus passes and parking permits, Uzkuraityte said. In the commercial sector, HSBC is currently experimenting with the technology. wrote: