From BBC News, 25 January 2010
Young people in London will be able to apply for a National Identity Card from 8 February.
The cards, costing £30, could be used in place of a passport by 16 to 24-year-olds while travelling in Europe, but not outside.
They could also be used as proof of age in UK retail outlets, supporters say.
Home Office Minister Meg Hillier said the cost of the card was a “pretty good deal”, but Conservative Damian Green described the scheme as “pointless”.
A study by the Identity and Passport Service showed that more than half of lost and stolen passports were reported by people under the age of 30.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8478146.stm
Would you get an ID card? Is it any different to having a passport or birth certificate? What happens if it is the law that you have to always carry an ID Card with you?
Have a look at this article listing all the information that will be written on the ID Card and stored on the chip within it:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8176174.stm
Name, address, date of birth, photo, fingerprints and signature will be included, amongst other things, not unlike maybe a library card or school or college ID card. So do we need another card to carry with all the same information?
