The UK Identity Bill - it lives again...
As several people have noted, the UK Identity Card Bill which was dropped from the last government's legislative programme (cf. my earlier
blog entry) looks like it is going to resurface briefly before being rubber-stamped through parliament in under a fortnight, according to this
Guardian article.
Looking around, it's hard to find any positive comment relating to these proposals - I noted criticism (much of it even constructive) from:
- Last December's House of Commons research report
- March 2005 House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution
- The LSE report
- Joint Committee on Human Rights
- Home Affairs Select Committee
- APACS (Association of Payment and Clearing Services)
Oh, and
The Register
(I'll add the rest of the hyperlinks when I have a moment)
Of course, I'm only interested in presenting a balanced, objective analysis of the subject :^) so if anyone has seen good reasons why the Identity Card Bill is a timely, practical and cost-effective legislative measure, please post a comment!
Posted by racingsnake
@ 05:38 PM GMT+00:00
William Heath has a very useful blog/forum here:
Ideal Government
I recommend it if you want to keep your finger on the pulse of Identity Management in the UK public sector.
I would be even happier if I were confident that the Bill was being shaped by the comments and suggestions expressed in the discussion.
Posted by racingsnake
@ 05:31 PM GMT+00:00
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