[pchelpers] Article:Gov't watchdog reveals early ID card concerns

Tim Ferguson silicon.com 

Published: 20 Mar 2009 16:49 GMT

The agency charged with driving value for money for government projects
has revealed its early concerns over the £4.7bn ID card project.

The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has published the findings of
two Gateway Reviews into the project carried out in 2003 and 2004.

The 2003 report warned of several risks of the scheme, including the
perceived benefits of the project "not [being] on a scale to justify the
costs" as well as the "erosion of public support for the scheme".

As part of this, the police suggested that proceeding with the project
without any obligation for citizens to carry or produce the cards "would
substantially remove the administrative savings and some of the other
advantages that identity cards would offer".

While ID cards became compulsory for some categories of foreign
nationals last year, they are currently optional for the general public.

More here:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39630651,00.htm
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