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Building on the lessons from the pandemic, a new system,
known as GOV.UK
One Login will allow people to access government services
more quickly and simply.
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New system will mean that people need just one account, one
username, one password and one identity check to use
Government services such as signing your mortgage deed or
requesting a DBS check.
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Over 1.5 million users have successfully proved who they are
through GOV.UK
One Login to access services. The programme will help save
over £700 million over the next three years.
A new universal login is making public services easier to access
online for more than 1.5 million people, it has been revealed
today (Saturday 24 June).
The system, which builds on the lessons of the pandemic, allows
users to have just one account, one username, one password and
one identity check to use Government services such as signing
your mortgage deed or requesting a DBS check, without having to
repeatedly provide their information.
There are currently around 191 different ways for people to set
up accounts and 44 different sign-in methods, wasting people’s
time and costing the taxpayer money as departments have to pay to
maintain duplicate login and identity services. Slimming this
down into a single platform for logging in and accessing GOV.UK services will save
over £700 million as well as people’s time and effort.
Over 100 public services will be using GOV.UK One Login by 2025,
covering the vast bulk of all central government services.
Users can choose to use the GOV.UK One Login app, which
has been developed and is available for download, to prove their
identity when accessing services. The app allows a user to
quickly, easily and securely verify their identity, using their
smartphone.
GOV.UK One Login has already
successfully been used by over 1.5 million users to prove who
they are, while the app has now been downloaded two million
times.
Cabinet Office Minister said:
“For millions of people, GOV.UK
and online public services are their main daily interaction with
the government.
“The public rightly expect government services to be fast, simple
and easy to use.
“That’s why I am pleased that the GOV.UK One Login programme
will deliver on that promise, cutting down duplication and
providing a single way for people to access public services.
“This saves taxpayer time and money, while helping us reduce
fraud and provide more efficient and effective services.”
The service is being rolled out to all departments, with eight
services currently operational:
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Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS): Request a basic DBS
check
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Department for Business and Trade: Licensing for
International Trade and Enterprise (LITE)
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Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA): Apply for your
vehicle operator licence
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Social Work England: Register to be a social worker
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HM Land Registry: Sign your mortgage deed
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Ofqual: Apply to be an advisor
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Modern Slavery Unit: Modern slavery statement registry
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HMRC Government Gateway, which has adopted the identity
checking app early and is offering it to customers setting up
Government Gateway credentials, as an alternative way to
prove their identity to HMRC’s existing identity verification
service.
To add further convenience for users, the GOV.UK One Login will
allow users to prove their identity, beyond just using a passport
or a driving licence, such as by using a biometric residence
permit.
While the new system will make it quicker and easier for those
wishing to access government services, traditional face-to-face
services will continue, for those who wish to use them. There
will also be help for those with low digital skills, through
assisted digital and face to face options, giving more people the
confidence to use GOV.UK One
Login and access Services.
GOV.UK One Login is being
developed with data security at its heart, with protections in
place to ensure user data is secure. It will help to reduce fraud
against public services, operating a more secure system, and help
to protect users from identity-enabled crime.
