Previous
What is the purpose of the national identity database?
Talkback But this implies individuals will need to prove their identity by means of access to the national identity database. After all, if it cannot be accessed by the police, as the government have said, then it will be no use for verifying identity...
[February 28, 2008, 12:53]
Blunkett: UK losing faith in ID cards
News MP David Blunkett, architect of the National Identity Scheme, has said there has been a "massive drop" in public confidence in ID cards. The home secretary announced last year that as the National Identity Service rolls out in 2011/2012, we will be...
[May 1, 2009, 17:08]
Gov't: ID cards still have majority support
News A majority of the public remains in support of the National Identity Scheme, according to the latest figures from the Identity and Passport Service. In August, NO2ID reported that a survey it commissioned from ICM found that 48 percent of people...
[October 24, 2008, 8:16]
British life 'unthinkable' without ID cards
News The National Identity Scheme will be essential in combating the challenges presented by the revolution in technology and mobility, according to a government minister. Byrne said: "Unless we invest in identity systems we leave our borders and our...
[June 20, 2007, 8:53]
Fujitsu shrugs off Tory threat to cancel ID cards
News The European boss of Fujitsu, one of the contractors to the National Identity Scheme, said he does not fear a Conservative victory at the next election. Fujitsu Services was recently confirmed as one of the five vendors which will bid for the five...
[June 4, 2008, 8:56]
Home Office: 50,000 ID cards to be issued by April
News The National Identity Scheme will produce just 50,000 cards in its first few months, and has yet to define the role or budget of its commissioner. The Home Office also revealed that the role and budget of the National Identity Scheme's commissioner...
[September 9, 2008, 14:04]
ID-card contracts allow suppliers to be searched
News The government will be able search the premises of companies working on the National Identity Scheme under the terms of their contracts. A leaked Home Office document states that, if suppliers do not comply with the strict security requirements of...
[December 10, 2008, 7:14]
Study finds ID scheme cancellation could save £3.1bn
News A detailed analysis of the National Identity Scheme's costs for UK citizens by Kable suggests the £4.95bn to be spent over 10 years could be reduced by £3.08bn to £1.88bn if a future government abandoned identity cards, the National Identity...
[August 13, 2009, 10:02]
IBM misses out on largest ID-cards contract
News The Identity and Passport Service has cut down the shortlist for the biggest contract within the National Identity Scheme. In September, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) said that all three firms were on the shortlist for the deal, which...
[December 9, 2008, 8:20]
ID must 'engage consumers' hearts and minds'
News A government report says the National Identity Scheme will fail if it does not primarily serve the public, including being free to join. He says that people must want to use an identity scheme, or it will fail — even from a security point of view.
[March 10, 2008, 10:39]
Home Office cuts estimated cost of ID-cards scheme
News The home secretary has said the three main contracts establishing the National Identity Scheme will cost between £800m and £1.05bn combined, down from an earlier estimate of £1.5bn. Jacqui Smith said the cost of the application and enrolment...
[November 25, 2008, 10:20]
Home Office proclaims security of ID cards scheme
News Home Office minister Meg Hillier defended the government's plans for its National Identity Scheme, as she faced questions about data security from a committee of MPs. Dr Duncan Hine, director of National Identity Scheme integrity for the Identity...
[February 27, 2008, 13:34]
ID cards to be compulsory for air workers
News A pilot programme of the government's National Identity Scheme, which covers airside workers, will be compulsory at one of the two participating airports. Anti-ID card campaigner Phil Booth told ZDNet UK that airside workers at the participating...
[November 6, 2008, 16:37]
Two firms withdraw from ID card procurement
News BAE Systems and Accenture have withdrawn from discussions on the procurement framework for the National Identity Scheme. Competitive dialogue for the National Identity Scheme framework procurement is continuing apace," the spokesperson said.
[January 24, 2008, 13:09]
ID cards: Cost of scheme set-up rises 37 percent
News The cost of setting up the National Identity Scheme has risen by more than a third, as the Identity and Passport Service considers discounts for off-peak applications. In its biannual report on costs, released on Tuesday and required under the...
[May 8, 2008, 8:29]
ID cards scheme: Potential suppliers named
News Eight companies are in the running to be key suppliers for the Identity and Passport Service's National Identity Scheme. The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) received 11 pre-qualification questionnaire responses following the bidders conference...
[October 23, 2007, 10:00]
Thales wins contract for interim ID card scheme
News The Identity and Passport Service has awarded Thales an £18m, four-year contract to deliver an interim version of the National Identity Scheme. Thales has won the first, and probably the smallest, of the five deals to be awarded under the...
[August 4, 2008, 10:39]
Gov't denies scrapping fingerprints for ID cards
News The spokesperson said the IPS would not comment on the contents of the leaked document, but that the IPS was still committed to using fingerprints as part of the National Identity Scheme. By linking fingerprints to a secure database with strict...
[January 29, 2008, 9:19]
ID card scheme costs rise to £400m annually
News If startup costs of £300m are included, the National Identity Scheme looks set to cost government and citizens around £4.3bn more than the cost of current passports over a decade.This is more than triple the £1.31bn specific cost of identity cards...
[May 11, 2009, 12:57]
ID scheme undermined by poor-quality fingerprints
News The National Identity Scheme could be undermined by the quality of fingerprints from people aged 75 and over, according to an official report. The report was extremely critical of many aspects of the government's biometrics plans, especially those...
[July 11, 2008, 16:39]
