The A to Z of ID cards

C is for Compulsory

There are currently no plans by government for it to be compulsory for the wider general public to carry an ID card.

But avoiding getting a card or having your fingerprints and photograph stored in the National Identity Register may prove increasingly difficult as the Identity Act 2006 has left the government free to effectively turn driving licences and passports into ID cards.

This would mean that anyone applying for a passport or driving licence would have their biometric and personal information logged on the NIR.