Topics The GOV.UK Verify service has been given another two years to live to give the Government Digital Service (GDS) more time to develop its replacement. Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office Julia Lopez MP told Parliament that the move follows the initial pilot for a replacement for the online identity assurance mechanism for public services. She said that work is well underway and that the Government Digital Service begun the co-design process with services and departments from across government. “While this new system is being developed, many users and connected government services continue to rely on GOV.UK Verify, as has been the case during the pandemic,” she said.