GOV.UK Verify is an identity assurance system developed by the British Government Digital Service (GDS). On 28 October 2022, it was announced that it was being closed down, with no new accounts being allowed from mid-December 2022 and with all Verify services being closed down by April 2023.The system was intended to provide a single trusted login across all British government digital services, verifying the user’s identity in 15 minutes. It allowed users to choose one of several companies to verify their identity to a standard level of assurance before accessing 22 central government online services.