The Bill will harness the power of data for economic growth. We are giving a
statutory footing to three innovative uses of data that people can choose to
participate in and which will accelerate innovation, investment and productivity
across the UK. This includes:
- establishing Digital Verification Services, which make people’severyday lives easier through innovative and secure technology. These measures support the creation and adoption of secure and trusted digital identity products and services from certified providers to help with things like moving house, pre-employment checks, and buying age restricted goods and services.
- developing a National Underground Asset Register, a new digital map that is revolutionising the way we install, maintain, operate and repair the pipes and cables buried beneath our feet. It gives planners and excavators standardised, secure, instant access to the data they need, when they need it, to carry out their work effectively and safely.
- setting up Smart Data schemes, which are the secure sharing of a customer’s data upon their request, with authorised third-party providers.