The government has started its search for a National Identity Scheme Commissioner.
Advertised in national newspapers, the newly-created role will act as a watchdog to keep data held on the National Identity Register secure, managing access to that database for private and public bodies, and helping to roll-out the cards to the rest of the country.
"This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker to shape the role of the commissioner in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment," the advert reads.
ID cards are currently being given to foreign nationals studying in the UK or married to UK citizens. The scheme will be rolled out to UK citizens starting this year.
The National Identity Scheme Commissioner role was modeled on the Information Commissioner's job, and though it may sound like a rather thankless task, will offer a six-figure salary for a three-year term.
Click here to read everything you need to know about ID cards.
-
M&S suspends online sales as 'cyber incident' continuesNews Marks & Spencer (M&S) has informed customers that all online and app sales have been suspended as the high street retailer battles a ‘cyber incident’.
-
Manners cost nothing, unless you’re using ChatGPTOpinion Polite users are costing OpenAI millions of dollars each year – but Ps and Qs are a small dent in what ChatGPT could cost the planet
-
ID cards decommissionedNews Although few got on board with the scheme, any existing UK ID cards are now useless for proof of identity when travelling.
-
Brown: ID cards needed to tackle immigrationNews In the second leaders' debate last night, prime minister Gordon Brown stuck to his guns when it came to ID cards and biometric passports.
-
Clegg calls for ID cards to be scrapped in first TV debateNews UK politics took a step forward last night with its first television debate and digital Britain wasn't far from one of the prospective prime minister's lips.
-
Government wants business ideas for ID cardsNews The government's created the infrastructure, now it's time for the public and private sector to come up with applications, according to minister Meg Hillier.
-
The worst IT disasters of 2009In-depth There were a lot of high points in tech this year, but some pretty big screw ups, too. Here are our top 10 IT failures of the year.
-
Foreign nationals ID cards expeditedNews Workers with a UK job-offer to get ID cards early, the government has confirmed.
-
Government appoints first ID commissionerNews Former Home Office employee Sir Joseph Pilling will be the independent watchdog for the ID card scheme.
-
Week in Numbers: Stamping out spam?News Research reveals that many viruses leave PCs within 24 hours, and Opera releases its third beta for its Opera 10 browser.
