The "BritCard" proposal echoes the government's failed ID card system introduced in 2006. Many of the same objections that killed the previous national identity push also apply to the latest proposal.

The London School of Economics (LSE) Identity Project is celebrating twenty years of existence. At an event held in London, academics gathered to reflect on the June 2005 launch of the LSE Identity ...

On June 18th, techUK was delighted to host a series of expert panels, focusing on UK's digital ID. We looked at what’s ...

French authorities said they would stop funding a ferry service to Jersey unless an agreement could be reached on travel ...

Compulsory ID cards are nothing new in the UK. They were issued to all British civilians during World War II. That is until one ordinary man said no. Clarence Willcock, a 54-year-old dry cleaner from ...

The UK government's proposed ID scheme will do little to stop identity theft and may actually exacerbate fraudulent behaviour in its early years. That is the view of researcher Dr Emily Finch who ...

Cabinet colleagues have protested at Home Secretary David Blunkett's blueprint for the introduction of a compulsory national identity card scheme, it has emerged. Four senior ministers raised ...

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 received royal assent this week. Among other things, the new act will amend the UK GDPR, ...

The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee has announced an inquiry into the issues surrounding the use of government-issued ...

Politicians have voted unanimously to continue a scheme which allows French day-trippers to visit Jersey using ID cards, rather than passports. The ID card scheme was introduced in 2023 when the ...

Jersey's ID scheme for French day-trippers risks opening a "dangerous backdoor" into the UK, the shadow home secretary Chris Philp has said. Deputies last week unanimously agreed to continue the ...