“The introduction of compulsory identity cards for foreign nationals in Britain will take at least three years to complete, ministers are to confirm this month.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Senior Labour MPs yesterday seized on comments by Gordon Brown to suggest that he intends to shelve a compulsory universal identity card scheme. They interpreted his remarks at prime minister’s questions as a sign that he is cooling towards a compulsory scheme and may instead settle for a scheme that applies to foreign nationals.”
The Guardian, 10th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government should launch a ‘serious renewed debate’ on ID cards or scrap the scheme, a thinktank report says.”
The Independent, 8th December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government needs to review the scale of its plans for identity cards in the wake of the release of 25 million names and addresses on government child benefit records, the information commissioner, Richard Thomas, told the justice select committee yesterday.”
The Guardian, 5th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ministers are to look at scaling back plans for identity cards in response to the catastrophic loss of the personal information of 25 million people, including their bank records and addresses.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Williams has said she would rather go to prison than carry an identity card.”
BBC News, 10th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government’s plan to bring in identity cards is running behind schedule and the cost is soaring, according to critics.”
The Independent, 5th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Gordon Brown has demanded a review of the technology behind the proposed new ID cards, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Plans for a new service using ID cards to help make Criminal Records checks faster and more robust have been given a resounding thumbs-up by volunteers in a trial of the new process.”
Home Office press release, 1st October 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The government expects to take and record all 10 fingerprints from people receiving identity cards, the head of the ID card scheme revealed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) will go to the High Court in an attempt to overturn an Information Tribunal ruling on access to controversial Government reports.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st June 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“The official cost of the controversial national identity card scheme has soared in the past six months by £840m, according to Home Office figures published yesterday. It means the total cost of the project is now £5.75bn.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One in three people will resist identity checks according to Government figures. The just-released statistics predict a widespread revolt over identity cards, but the Home Office has dismissed the figures as irrelevant and out of date.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th April 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
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