28/02/2008

ID cards update

According to the latest information from Law Now, British citizen will not be forced to obtain identity cards until 2012, over two years later than originally planned, leaked Home Office documents have shown. ID cards will be issued to foreign nationals from this year, and available to British nationals who want them from 2009. Further leaked documents suggest that certain sectors of the public may effectively be compelled to join the scheme from 2010, despite a statement from the Prime Minister announcing that ID cards will not become compulsory for British citizens without Parliament’s approval. In accordance with the framework timetable, only six companies now remain as prime contractors in the competitive dialogue stage: Fujitsu Services, CSC, EDS, IBM, Steria and Thales.

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