Sign the petition: Don't force company directors into Digital ID

We call on the Government to immediately stop what amounts to a rollout of compulsory digital IDs for company directors. Company directors can ALREADY prove their identity without this. 

From November 2025, Companies House changes threaten to force company directors into what amounts to a de facto compulsory digital ID system, with up to 8m potentially affected.

The public has already shown enormous opposition to being forced into a compulsory government digital ID scheme - yet this would sneak in effectively the same thing for large numbers of people by the back door.

Worryingly, this is based on the Government’s troubled One Login system – already branded “Post Office Horizon all over again”. Security warnings have piled up, yet the Government is pressing ahead regardless. Over £300 million of taxpayers’ money has already been poured into this failing scheme. The state has a track record of failed ID projects, including Tony Blair's ID cards scrapped in 2010 at a cost of up to £20 billion.

This is completely wrong, creating new risks of breaches, identity theft, and government mission creep. Company directors – including countless small business owners who keep Britain working – already have safe, proven ways to prove identity. The current requirements are adequate and should be retained.