Summary
THE government last night faced down calls for the scrapping of its controversial [pounds]6bn identity card scheme after the minister responsible for it apologised for having oversold the policy and admitted legislation to introduce it was f lawed.
Tony McNulty told a private meeting of the Fabian Society, a left- wing think-tank: "Perhaps in the past the government, in its enthusiasm, oversold the advantages of identity cards."See the full content of this document
Extract
Minister Admits Id Cards 'Oversold' Calls to Rethink Policy
On their being able to combat identity fraud, benefit fraud and terrorism, the minister noted: "Maybe in the past we were offering th...
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