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Tories criticise ID cards contract compensation
News The opposition’s plans to scrap ID cards has led it to criticise Home Office discussions to include compensation clauses in the scheme’s contracts.
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Home Office: ID cards catch first illegal immigrant
News The Home Office is singing the praises of its controversial identity card scheme, after the fingerprinting system caught its very first illegal immigrant weeks after launching.
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What you need to know about ID cards
In-depth Whether you back the looming ID system or not, here's what you need to know about government plans to create an identity database.
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First ID cards go to foreign nationals
News The first round of the controversial biometric card and identity database has kicked off.
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ID card update reveals £30 price, fines for bad data
News The second round of legislation for the ID card scheme introduces the price, potential fines, and a new National Identity Scheme commissioner.
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Timeline: How National ID cards have become a reality
News The UK ID card will be a reality for foreign nationals later on this month and in Britons hands next year. We look at its long and often tortuous process in 2008.
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National ID cards: First two airports sign up
News The National ID card roll-out begins with airport workers, but some are not too happy at being ‘guinea pigs’ for the scheme.
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Police get mobile fingerprint scanners
News Agency says scheme to check identities while mobile will save police time, but civil rights groups have called for a stop to plans until legal protections are established.
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UK reveals role in European identity scheme
News A member of the Department of Work and Pensions reveals the UK’s role in an EC sponsored cross-border identity scheme.
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Monthly round-up: September
News It was Google’s month with its new browser and mobile operating system, but we also see the first government ID cards as we start autumn.
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Week in Review: Google Android hype starts here
News Google Android is the big tech story this week, but the public sector has seen the government make moves with ID cards and NHS records.
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Photos: Government unveils first ID cards
News Starting in November, foreign nationals will have to start applying for the controversial identity document.
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