Written Question · S3W-16619 · Session 3
Whether it will support adding an online component to the Young Scot card to provide children and young people with a reliable way of provi…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support adding an online component to the Young Scot card to provide children and young people with a reliable way of proving their age when they make purchases of age restricted goods and services over the internet.
The answer
The Scottish Government supports the work of Young Scot and the benefits that the Young Scot card offers to children and young people in Scotland. At present, the Young Scot card is a PASS accredited proof of age card and is accepted by the Scottish Clearing Banks as proof of ID to open a bank account.
The Young Scot National Entitlement card is currently not able to support the kind of application required to use it as a means of online verification. It would require both significant investment from social networking sites and permission from young people to share personal details they have supplied in order to receive their Young Scot card. We have no plans to pursue such an approach.
However, young people can still use their Young Scot National Entitlement Cards as proof of age when they physically purchase goods and services from retailers.
The Young Scot National Entitlement card is currently not able to support the kind of application required to use it as a means of online verification. It would require both significant investment from social networking sites and permission from young people to share personal details they have supplied in order to receive their Young Scot card. We have no plans to pursue such an approach.
However, young people can still use their Young Scot National Entitlement Cards as proof of age when they physically purchase goods and services from retailers.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-16619 by reference.