The A to Z of ID cards

P is for Passports

ePassports, which are currently being rolled out by the IPS (see the photos here), are the first implementation of biometric security technology in the UK.

By the third quarter of this year all new passports will contain this additional security. At the moment the chip on the passport only stores a digital version of the traditional passport photo but next year trials will begin where fingerprints are also taken.

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