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I shall leave the post about my views on ID cards for a while, but I thought it would be helpful and useful for people to know as much as possible about the Bill. Unfortunately I can't find online a copy of the rather interesting letter that Charles Clarke wrote to David Davis. I indexed it yesterday, and it covered the government intentions on some of themore controversial points...
From the Home Office ID cards page
From the Home Office ID cards page
The Government's decision to introduce a national Identity Cards Scheme was announced in the Queen's Speech on 17 May 2005 and the Identity Cards Bill was reintroduced to Parliament on 25 May 2005.
- Identity Cards Bill and Explanatory Notes
- Regulatory Impact Assessment (
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- Race Equality Impact Assessment (
- ID Cards Briefing (
The UK Passport Service Biometrics Enrolment Trial report was published on 25 May. The trial gave more than 10,000 people across the country the opportunity to experience face, fingerprint and iris enrolment, sought their views on the experience, and surveyed their attitudes towards the use of biometrics.
The full report. is available for download here as well as a management summary.
- UKPS Biometrics Enrolment Trial Summary (
- UKPS Biometrics Enrolment Trial Full Report(
Further information can also be found on the Publications archive page
