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The Identity Cards Act 2006 (c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was repealed in 2011. It created National Identity Cards, a personal identification document and European Economic Area travel document, which were voluntarily issued to British citizens.
The Identity Documents Act 2010 (c. 40) is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which reversed the introduction of identity cards, and required the destruction of the information held on the National Identity Register.
Identity cards were re-introduced in British law in the Identity Cards Act 2006, enacted during Tony Blair's third Labour government, as part of its counterterrorism initiative (part of the "war on terror", in response to the September 11 attacks and 7 July 2005 London bombings). Only workers in certain high-security professions, such as ...
Identity cards were introduced on a limited voluntary basis in 2009-2010 under the Identity Cards Act 2006 but were abolished in 2010 after a change of government. [172] Acceptable documents for proof of identification may include a passport, driving licence, birth certificate and utility bill as proof of address.
The act provided for the establishment of a constantly-maintained national register of the civilian population of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man, and for the issuance of identity cards based on data held in the register, and required civilians to present their identity cards on demand to police officers and other authorised persons.
The Identity Documents Act 2010 repealed the Identity Cards Act 2006 and required the cancellation of all identity cards and the destruction of all data held. On 1 April 2011, responsibility for British passports issued overseas passed from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to IPS.
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The proposed British ID card proposes a series of linked databases managed by ... The Identity Cards Act 2006 implemented a national ID scheme backed by a ...