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Photos: A first glimpse of the ID card

Jacqui Smith predicts "popularity" for the biometric card

Tags: epassports, biometrics, home office, jacqui smith

By Nick Heath

Published: 25 September 2008 17:21 BST


The Home Office has officially taken the wraps off the new ID card for foreign nationals coming to the UK.

The cards, which will be issued from 25 November, contain eight pieces of information, including two fingerprints and a facial photo scan, which are stored on a chip at its rear.

Here is Home Secretary Jacqui Smith holding up one of the new cards which she said would be "popular" when they are rolled out to the wider UK public from 2011.

Cards for UK nationals will look different to this one, which will be issued exclusively to foreign nationals.

Photo credit: Nick Heath/silicon.com


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