A report from the National Audit Office warns that the UK government still faces hurdles to modernise digital access to public services, after its digital identity plans were scrapped in July ...

Ministers in the UK are preparing the ground for new rules that would keep under-16s off major social media platforms, with the strongest surveillance age checks yet, such as passports, driving ...

Retailers and bars to accept new electronic age-checks that link to physical identification Tom is a senior business reporter at The Telegraph, covering leisure and hospitality. He joined the ...

Plastic ID such as driving licences and passports will still be accepted at pubs and bars.Photograph: Keith Morris/Alamy Younger drinkers in England and Wales will be able to prove their age with a ...

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New laws coming into force this week aim to streamline age checks although old-style plastic IDs will still be allowed Younger drinkers in England and Wales will be able to prove their age with a ...

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BUYING alcohol in pubs and shops in the UK no longer requires physical ID. A new rule change, which comes into place today, will mean that punters can use a digital identification app as proof of age.

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Customers in England and Wales will be able to use digital IDs to buy alcohol so people do not need to give out "sensitive personal information" on nights out.

Alcohol buyers will be able to use a digital ID app on their phones to prove their age under new rules introduced on Tuesday. Pubs and shops in England and Wales can use the tech in addition to ...

Pubs and shops can now accept digital ID as proof of age when selling alcohol. Changes to the Licensing Act come into force today in England and Wales, but it is likely to take a while before the ...