From: Otto Inglis, Crossgates, Fife.

Anyone who is involved in recruiting new employees will know that the digital ID scheme proposed by the Prime Minister is entirely unnecessary and the justification he advances for it is entirely bogus.

Because the penalties for employing a foreigner without work permission are so severe, reputable employers check carefully that the new employee has permission to work. This is usually done by the new employee giving the employer a digital share code, which they then check on a Home Office portal.

The problem is not legitimate businesses employing foreigners without work permission, but grey economy and criminal enterprises doing so. It is thus a straightforward matter of enforcement, something which the government and the civil service are extremely reluctant to do.

Do not be deceived. The digital ID has nothing to do with stopping illegal immigration. It is an outrageous attack on our privacy and freedom.