SIGN THE PETITION: Don't force company directors into Digital ID

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

From November 2025, this Government wants to force 8 million company directors into a compulsory digital ID system, via Companies House.

The public has already shown enormous opposition to being forced into a compulsory government digital ID scheme - yet this would sneak in the same thing for around 8 million 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”. It has been plagued by serious failings: staff were given unrestricted access without proper checks, work was outsourced overseas to cyber-crime hotspot Romania, and whistleblowers who raised alarms were silenced. Security warnings have piled up, yet the Government is pressing ahead regardless. On top of that, 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.