The A to Z of ID cards

I is for Identity and Passport Service

The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) was created on 1 April, bringing together the Home Office ID cards programme and the UK Passport Service to issue passports and ID cards.

According to the new agency's business plan, it spent £25m on the ID card "set-up" in 2005/06 and has a budget of £56m in 2006/07 to spend on ID cards as the project takes shape. As well as overseeing the ID cards project, it will also continue the rollout of e-passports and other biometric identity documents.

A is for Act
B is for Biometrics
C is for Compulsory
D is for Data privacy worries
E is for EDS
F is for Forgery
G is for Government IT
H is for Home Office
I is for Identity and Passport Service
J is for Jury
K is for Hong Kong
L is for London School of Economics
M is for Money
N is for National Identity Register
O is for Other cards
P is for Passports
Q is for Quarter
R is for Refuseniks
S is for Self-destruct
T is for Terrorist
U is for Utility bill
V is for Verification
W is for When
X is for Xenophobia
Y is for Young people
Z is for London Zoo