Kits
ULTIMATE Member
7 December 2007
We received a petition asking:
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Hold a public referendum on the introduction of the National Identity Register and associated Identity Cards."
Details of Petition:
"The proposal to introduce Identity Cards in the United Kingdom has been pushed through Parliament with the minimum regard to realistic benefits, cost or infringements upon civil rights. We hold that a public referendum, with full and frank disclosure of all evidence both for and against the database and card, fully explicated benefits and independently assessed and validated cost assumptions, is a necessary step before any procession toward the introduction of the Register and Identity Cards. This referendum is necessary because of the far-reaching implications of the introduction of the Register and Card on every citizen of the United Kingdom. It is absolutely necessary that the Government is held to account on every aspect of this scheme and supporting legislation, as the implications for the rights and liberties of all of us reach far beyond the term of the current administration, into a future we cannot know."
All the schemes etc the government did was before they said it was going to cost us so much money to have one. The cost of the card was more than my weekly wage......
Also with the loss of CD with peopels personal details on can we trust the government with our Identities..
Offshore centres dealing with our details doubt it..
discuss but no flames please
We received a petition asking:
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Hold a public referendum on the introduction of the National Identity Register and associated Identity Cards."
Details of Petition:
"The proposal to introduce Identity Cards in the United Kingdom has been pushed through Parliament with the minimum regard to realistic benefits, cost or infringements upon civil rights. We hold that a public referendum, with full and frank disclosure of all evidence both for and against the database and card, fully explicated benefits and independently assessed and validated cost assumptions, is a necessary step before any procession toward the introduction of the Register and Identity Cards. This referendum is necessary because of the far-reaching implications of the introduction of the Register and Card on every citizen of the United Kingdom. It is absolutely necessary that the Government is held to account on every aspect of this scheme and supporting legislation, as the implications for the rights and liberties of all of us reach far beyond the term of the current administration, into a future we cannot know."
The Government does not believe that there is a need to hold a public referendum on the introduction of the National Identity Register (NIR) and associated ID cards. The Government was elected in 2005 on a manifesto commitment to introduce ID cards and most of the public opinion polls held over the past few years suggest that a substantial majority of the British public are in favour of the introduction of ID cards.
Furthermore 24 out of the 27 European Union member states already have identity card schemes in place and the Government is obliged to ensure that the National Identity Scheme to be delivered under the Identity Cards Act 2006 and subsequent secondary legislation complies with the United Kingdom's obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights Act.
The Identity Cards Act 2006 which sets out the legislative framework for the introduction of ID cards was approved by Parliament and received Royal Assent on 30 March 2006. This legislation followed a long period of public consultation which started in 2002 with the Consultation paper on entitlement cards and identity fraud. A draft identity cards bill was published in 2004 which was subject both to a full public consultation and to pre-legislative scrutiny by the House of Commons Select Committee on Home Affairs. An Identity Cards Bill was then introduced in 2004 and passed all its stages in the House of Commons but failed to complete its passage because of the dissolution of Parliament prior to the May 2005 election. A further Identity Cards Bill was introduced in May 2005 and completed its passage through both houses of parliament receiving Royal assent in March 2006. The identity cards proposal has therefore already received a very great deal of public consultation and Parliamentary scrutiny.
Prior to the start of the National Identity Scheme a new Commissioner, the National Identity Scheme Commissioner, will be appointed to report on the operation of the National Identity Scheme and to produce an annual report that will be laid before Parliament and published.
Further details on the Government's plans to provide more secure and reliable ways of proving identity, including more secure passports and the introduction of ID cards was set out in the Strategic Action Plan for the National Identity Scheme published in December 2006.
Taken from http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page14000.asp
All the schemes etc the government did was before they said it was going to cost us so much money to have one. The cost of the card was more than my weekly wage......
Also with the loss of CD with peopels personal details on can we trust the government with our Identities..
Offshore centres dealing with our details doubt it..
discuss but no flames please























