Wanderer wrote:I wonder if this will double as a National ID card like the Riesepass thing the Germans have and allow passport-free travel into the EU?
I know a visa should still be required but if the ID card is accepted as a a valid EU entry document...
Borders and travel
When people pass through our border controls, whether they are British or foreign, the
Scheme will let us check everyone’s identity quickly and securely against their passport,
identity card or visa, as well as checking it against the warning indexes for crime, terrorism
and immigration – as part of the new system for electronically counting everyone in and
out of the country. This will help us improve our national security.
If you are a British citizen, you will be able to travel in Europe with your identity card
without the need for a passport.
Countering illegal immigration and working
The Scheme will make it easier for people to demonstrate that they are entitled to work and
study and so make it harder to live or work illegally in the UK. This helps to protect people
who are legally employed from unfair competition, and to clamp down on rogue employers
and exploitation.
Better connected services
The Scheme will allow you to simply and securely assert your identity, whenever you give
your permission. So when you want to register with a new GP, at a new school, or for new
housing, there will be far less form fi lling, and fewer mistakes when it comes to dealing
with government. The Scheme will prove your entitlement to the public services you want
to use.
https://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloa ... y-2008.pdf
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