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Taking GOV.UK Verify to the next stage

Posted by: Kevin Cunnington - former Director General, Government Digital Service, Posted on: 11 October 2018 - Categories: Digital Service Platforms, GDS team, GOV.UK One Login, Transformation
A screenshot of the GOV.UK Verify start page

The standards and guidelines that currently underpin the way GOV.UK Verify works will now be opened up to the private sector to build on. Here's how that will work.

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What is identity assurance?

Posted by: Janet Hughes, Posted on: 23 January 2014 - Categories: GOV.UK One Login
What is identity assurance?

Identity assurance is a new service that will give people a secure and convenient way to sign in to government services.

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