| The House of
Commons Science and Technology Committee has heavily criticised the
Government for the “inconsistencies and a lack of transparency” in its
plans to develop its identity-card system. In particular, the Committee
refers to a lack of clarity in the way the National Identity Register (NIR),
the database associated with the ID card, will become interoperable with
systems used by the NHS and by other public bodies (See also bjhc&im
June 2006, p2).
The Committee’s report, Identity card technologies: scientific
advice, risk and evidence, was published last month.
Full story in bjhc&im September 2006 (326 words)
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