Re: ID cards - What wasn't mentioned about the results of the consultation exercise

[Dave Howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]

Owen Lewis wrote:
> 	-	In some respects, the HO have seemed determined to shoot themselves in
> the foot over this issue. Accordingly, I'm not surprised that the outcome of
> the public consultation exercise is somewhat confused.
Well, the latest "revelation" - that the ID card will be separate from 
the biometric passport and decoupled (so it may not use the same 
technology) is interesting too.
If the new id card isn't going to be part of a biometric passport, there 
goes the "we need to introduce this because the americans insist on a 
biometric passport" argument for introducing it, which was the only one 
he really had.