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Tories criticise ID cards contract compensationNews 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 immigrantNews 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 cardsIn-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 nationalsNews 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 dataNews 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 realityNews 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 upNews 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 scannersNews 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 schemeNews 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: SeptemberNews 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 hereNews 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 cardsNews Starting in November, foreign nationals will have to start applying for the controversial identity document.
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