Long title
To make provision for and in connection with the repeal of the Identity Cards Act 2006.
Summary
The main purpose of this Bill is to abolish identity cards and the National Identity Register; it repeals the Identity Cards Act 2006. There are no provisions for refunding existing cardholders.
A small number of provisions in the 2006 Act – unrelated to ID cards – reappear in the Bill. These cover offences relating to the possession and manufacture of false identity documents such as passports and driving licences. The Bill also re-enacts data-sharing provisions in the 2006 Act designed to verify information provided in connection with passport applications. Identification cards for non-EEA nationals are not affected by the provisions.
Sponsoring departments
Mrs Theresa May
Conservative, Maidenhead
Baroness Neville-Jones
Conservative, Life peer
Current version of the Bill
Bill passage
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