Identity and Passport Service
Gov't watchdog reveals first ID card worries
News Other risks cited in the 2003 report included inadequate support from relevant organisations such as the police, DVLA and Identity and Passport Service;... [20 Mar 2009]
Pilots want to put the brakes on ID card plan
News An Identity and Passport Service spokesman said in a statement: "Balpa have come to us with their concerns and we have spoken to them a number of times... [16 Feb 2009]
"We must not allow ourselves to become a Big Brother society"
News The centre will be run by the UK Identity and Passport Service, with input from HMRC, MI5, MI6, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the police. Booth... [10 Feb 2009]
Exclusive: ID cards are here - but police can't read them
News Currently no police stations, border entry points or job centres have readers for the card's biometric chip, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) revealed in response... [04 Feb 2009]
"Please give me an ID card" say UK citizens
News The announcement follows Identity and Passport Service (IPS) research that found 55 per cent of the public "agreed with ID cards" in November 2008, down from 60 per cent... [22 Dec 2008]
ID cards: Rely on 'visual check' as biometrics unreadable
News But the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has revealed that for the foreseeable future employers will not have scanners that can verify a worker's ID against the... [25 Nov 2008]
ID cards 'could replace passports'
News UK citizens will be able to use their ID cards to travel to Europe, raising the possibility that they could eventually replace passports, according to the Identity and Passport... [21 Nov 2008]
ID cards project adds implementation chief
News According to the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), an extra board member has been appointed to the scheme as the government prepares for the first 50,000 ID cards to... [18 Nov 2008]
Row over high street biometrics
News High-street enrolment-centre service providers would be accredited by the Identity and Passport Service, said Smith, who added that "enrolment should be... [10 Nov 2008]
ID card costs rise - but is the security weakening?
News But an Identity and Passport Service spokesman denied the system would be vulnerable to fraud: "The majority of instances where people use their... [07 Nov 2008]
First ID card trials announced for airport staff
News James Hall, chief executive of the Identity and Passport Service, said: "Confirming our plans for identity cards for airside workers is a major step in... [06 Nov 2008]
ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News A spokesman for the Identity and Passport Service said: "Unexpected matches reported by an automated fingerprint system are checked by expert human fingerprint... [26 Sep 2008]
UK ID cards unveiled today
News These first generation of cards for foreign nationals will be produced by the UK Border Agency, while the Identity and Passport Service is in the process of awarding... [25 Sep 2008]
'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News Bob Carter of the Identity and Passport Service and chairman of the Brussels Interoperability Group, said in a statement: "The rigorous testing in... [22 Sep 2008]
ID card contract shortlist gets shorter
News The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has further whittled down the shortlisted companies to deliver parts of the ID card system and... [16 Sep 2008]
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