Daily Archives: May 12, 2010


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John Lettice writes in the Register: Second-generation biometric passports will be scrapped alongside ID cards and the National Identity Register by the new Tory-LibDem government, probably as part of a merger between the LibDem Freedom Bill, and the Great Repeal Bill advocated by some sections of the Tory party. It isn’t as yet entirely clear what will be in this Bill, but there is sufficient common ground between the two parties for it to be one of the easier tasks for the new government. Both parties went into the election committed to scrapping ID cards and the NIR, and though the LibDems were the only major UK party to pledge to add biometric passport enhancements (adding fingerprints, and possibly other weird stuff if you believe Meg Hillier) to the bonfire, the UK has no international obligation to deliver a second-generation passport. They would have been a tempting and easy cut […]

Biometric passport 2.0 scrapped alongside ID cards, NIR


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Several news sources report that a “Freedom Bill” or “Great Repeal Bill” will be an early priority for the new Tory/LibDem government. According to Sky News: There will also be a “Freedom Bill” extending freedom of information rights, repealing ID cards and plans to harvest DNA and introduce biometric passports. Jill Sherman and Sam Coates write in The Times: Both parties also agree on scrapping ID cards and there is likely to be a “great repeal” Bill to get rid of those and the unpopular home information packs. Robert Hutton writes in Business Week: A “Freedom Bill” will abolish identity cards and the national identity register and end moves to introduce biometric passports. George Parker and Alex Barker write in the Financial Times: But Nick Clegg will be able to claim some credit for a “Great Repeal Bill”, which is to act as a vehicle for a clutch of civil […]

Clegg To Be Cameron’s Deputy In New Cabinet