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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 ...
The Identity Cards Act 2006 (c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was repealed in 2011.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The Act repealed the Identity Cards Act 2006 and required the destruction of the information held on the National Identity Register. [3] It legislated to: [4] Cancel all existing ID cards within one month of Royal Assent; Remove the statutory requirement to issue ID Cards; Cancel the National Identity Register
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.
NO2ID grew rapidly during the initial Parliamentary battle against the UK ID cards legislation which, after the first Bill fell having failed to be passed before the general election in May 2005, was re-introduced and passed as the Identity Cards Act 2006 in March 2006. At that point, NO2ID had around 30,000 registered supporters and a network ...
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.
An Act to make provision for and in connection with the repeal of the Identity Cards Act 2006. [p] Loans to Ireland Act 2010. 2010 c. 41. 21 December 2010.
Opinion polls on the British national identity card; P. Proof of Age Standards Scheme; R. ... Act 2015; U. Identity Cards Act 2006; V. Violent and Sex Offender Register