SUMMARIES OF SELECTED STATEMENTS E. MINISTRY OF FINANCE The following statement on a case concluded in 2017 has been published: 2017-19. The administration of NemID2 gave rise to questions about adequacy of statutory authority etc. After being contacted by a municipal citizen advisor, the Ombudsman raised a number of questions with the Agency for Digitisation and the Ministry of Finance about the legal basis for NemID. The Ombudsman asked the Agency and the Ministry about the legislative basis enabling the state to leave tasks in relation to NemID to the privately owned enterprise Nets DanID. In addition, he asked about the legislative basis for Nets DanID having entered into agreements with the municipal Citizen Service Centres that they are to handle the registration and issuing of Nem­ IDs. In that connection, the Ombudsman also asked about the legal framework when, for instance, Citizen Service Centres decline to issue NemIDs to certain citizens. The Agency for Digitisation stated to the Ombudsman that because of the way in which the use of NemID had evolved and in order to ensure the legal protection of citizens, a clear legislative framework for rights and responsibilities in relation to NemID would be desirable. The Agency informed the Ombudsman that the Ministry had already begun legislative work. A bill would be introduced in the coming parliamentary year, and the resulting Act was expected to come into force in 2018. The bill would be able to address the questions in relation to NemID pointed out by the Ombudsman. On that basis, the Ombudsman informed the authorities that he would take no further action on the matter. 2) The digital signature that is used as a single login for public websites, online banking and many other websites and services in Denmark 83