ID cards
Information on the National Identity Scheme and ID cards
PM's response to ID card petition
- PM's ID mock-up
Tony Blair has written a reply to all those who signed a petition on the Downing Street website against the introduction of identity cards. He assured them that the cards will "make Britain a safer place".
- Download the PM's ID cards presentation
- James Hall Nov '06 webchat transcript
- What is the National Identity Scheme?
PM's views on ID cards
"The real issue here is not privacy or cost, it is modernity"
"I don't think the civil liberties argument carries much weight"
Webchat with James Hall
Read the transcript of our webchat with the head of the ID card scheme
FAQs and myths
Some of the common misconceptions over ID cards
Get in on the Act
Download a PDF of the Identity Cards Act 2006