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The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Digital ID System

DPI-like

GOV.UK One Login

Governing entity: Government Digital Service (GDS)
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: NA
Funding organizations identified: NA
Technical Support organizations identified: NA
URL: http://gov.uk
Last Updated: 26/09/25
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: YES
Regulation for digital ID: YES
Codified digital ID legal status: YES
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: YES
Relationship with feeder documents: NO
Terms of data storage and sharing available: YES
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: YES
Data handling terms exist: YES
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: YES
Enables KYC packet collection: YES
Authentication through government portal: YES
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: YES

Digital Payment System

DPI-like

TIPS (Target Instant Payment Settlement)

Payment system type: Interbank payment system
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: Regional
Annual value of transactions (USD): NA
Annual volume of transactions: NA
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: 2024- 2321 (including non-Euro members)
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, B2B
Type of settlement system: RTGS
URL: https://www.ecb.europa.eu
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: YES
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: YES
Interoperability policy: YES
Participation conditions and rules: YES
Data-handing rules for payment system: YES
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: YES

Data Exchange System

WIP

Government Data Exchange (GDX)

Base technical architecture: NA
Status of implementation: Pilot
Governing Entity: Central Digital and Data Office
Coordination unit: Central Digital and Data Office
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants: Public
Ownership: Public
URL: https://onsdigital.blog.gov.uk
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: YES
Real-time sharing: YES
Scalable architecture: YES
Audit mechanism: YES
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: NA
Enrolment and participation information: NA
Used by more than one public entity: NA
Impact metrics: NA