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ID cards: Seven years of missed deadlines and U-turns
News Original vision: In its original consultation paper in 2002 the Home Office said ID cards would be rolled out to the general public in the UK from 2007/08. July 2002 - The... [02 Dec 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.11.09
Round-Up The government had planned to have cards issued in Manchester in October but this week it was revealed that people living or working in Manchester will now be able to enrol their details for an ID card... [20 Nov 2009]
UK ID cards rollout hit by delay as launch date revealed
News The Home Office announced today that people living or working in Manchester will now be able to enrol their details for an ID card from 30 November, with the first cards issued around 10... [16 Nov 2009]
ID cards: 10,000 Brits want to sign up
News The first ID cards were issued to foreign nationals living in the UK from last November. The cards will be rolled out to the rest of the UK on a voluntary basis from 2011/12. Thousands... [19 Oct 2009]
First ID card watchdog named
News Sir Joseph Pilling will take up the watchdog role from next month, where he will be responsible for independently monitoring how ID cards are used by private companies and public sector organisations, as... [14 Sep 2009]
Microsoft after Gates, Google Chrome, ID cards, printer woes and more
News Last but not least, the perennial favourite of ID cards with yet more axe-grinding from critics after the Home Secretary confirmed the scheme will now go ahead only on a voluntary basis.... [03 Aug 2009]
Photos: UK's ID card revealed
Photo People living in Manchester and London will be able to discuss their thoughts and concerns about the ID cards scheme at forthcoming public panel meetings to be held by the Home Office.... [30 Jul 2009]
Revealed: £12.4m cost of pilots' ID cards project
News The scheme, initially intended to make ID cards compulsory among pilots and other airside workers from this year, will now go ahead on a voluntary basis after being scaled back by Home... [23 Jul 2009]
IBM inks ID cards biometrics contract despite Tory scrap pledge
News IBM's contract to supply technology for ID cards will last seven years, despite the possibility that a change in government could scupper the scheme. The NBIS is used for biometric passports and for the... [13 Jul 2009]
Home Office CIO on taming tech and why ID cards are good news
Comment The Home Office CIO speaks to silicon.com's Nick Heath on ID cards, protecting data, and how tech can make a difference The Home Office's role in safeguarding national... [10 Jul 2009]
'Post Office workers can't spot ID card fraudsters'
News Plans to cut £1bn from the cost of the ID cards project by making people enrol on the high street could be unworkable, after a government report warned the process could be vulnerable to fraud. The... [08 Jul 2009]
Labour politician joins calls to scrap ID cards
News The debate follows the Home Secretary's decision last week to make ID cards entirely voluntary and scrap trials that would have compelled airside workers and pilots at London City and... [07 Jul 2009]
ID cards: 'A project nobody wants and the nation can't afford'
News Plans to make ID cards compulsory for airside workers and pilots have also been dropped this week by the Home Office with trials planned for Manchester and London City airports both... [01 Jul 2009]
ID cards U-turn: No compulsory cards for pilots
News Balpa had said it was considering taking legal action against the government if the Home Office continued with its plans to make ID cards compulsory for pilots. The Home... [01 Jul 2009]
Tories tell vendors: 'Don't sign ID card contracts'
News The Conservatives have urged a group of technology suppliers not to sign contracts for work related to ID cards, as the party will scrap the scheme if it is elected to power. Damian Green, the shadow... [18 Jun 2009]
