ID cards

The Government is wasting billions in time and money thanks to IT failures, a report claims.

The Government has crushed the ID card scheme database, putting the final nail in the coffin of the controversial initiative.

Although few got on board with the scheme, any existing UK ID cards are now useless for proof of identity when travelling.

We spoke to Phil Booth, national coordinator for NO2ID, about privacy issues and taking on the "database state".

ID cards have been scrapped under the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition deal, but it remains unclear about what is to be done with the Digit…

In the second leaders' debate last night, prime minister Gordon Brown stuck to his guns when it came to ID cards and biometric passports.

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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 H…

We spoke to ID card commissioner Sir John Pilling about his thoughts on the identity scheme and why we might all think he's a bit of prat down the lin…

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The Home Office has said young Londoners will be able to get an ID card from 8 February.

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After rolling out in Manchester, the identity card scheme is coming to Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria.

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Liverpool City Council has made it clear it's not a fan of ID cards, banning them from its own offices.

And just one is from someone outside the UK.

Mancunians are the first to be able to generally register for the controversial ID cards.

Just 10,000 Brits have shown an interest in getting an ID card, but the Home Office thinks it's a positive sign.

Workers with a UK job-offer to get ID cards early, the government has confirmed.

In a speech at the Liberal Democrats' party conference today, Vince Cable has made the case for scrapping Government database schemes.

The Conservative party has revealed plans to end ID cards, the ContactPoint database and give the Information Commissioner more powers.

Former Home Office employee Sir Joseph Pilling will be the independent watchdog for the ID card scheme.