According to the Reform Think Tank, blockchain can be used to improve the UK government's efforts to give greater control over the citizens when it is publicly shared with public services.
This is a report of the future improvement of public service identification: Blockchain [PDF] says that the government needs a new approach which should say that it should be: it is the one who is safe, efficient and Keeps in the center. Blockchain Provides It.
This correction says that the government has already tried to improve identity management through GOV.UK verification, which is a scheme where an individual can access public services to verify their identity selects the company. However, the improvement claims that there are limitations of this approach, one of which is that the control of private data still sits with the government.
The report says: The confirmation of its procurement is slow and department like HMRC continues to use its identification model. This is because the verification provides limited information for some transactions, which means that the departments need to request and check additional data.