Monday, August 16, 2004

BUSINESS FEARS BEING LIABLE FOR ID CARD FAILURES / CBI Press Release

http://www.cbi.org.uk/ndbs/press.nsf/0363c1f07c6ca12a8025671c00381cc7/eba06badb02f983a80256ee600557828?OpenDocument
"CBI announces support in principle for better ID scheme but says current proposal is flawedBusinesses fear that the government's ID card scheme will not be robust enough to guarantee people are who they say they are, and that companies will carry the can where the system fails.

Following a major consultation with member companies, the CBI is saying for the first time that employers are ready to back an ID scheme in principle. But the business body makes clear that it regards the current plan as 'vague and insufficiently thought-out'."
CBI Response to ID Card, draft bill - http://www.cbi.org.uk/ndbs/press.nsf/0363c1f07c6ca12a8025671c00381cc7/eba06badb02f983a80256ee600557828/$FILE/CBI+response+to+ID+Card+Draft+Bill.+Aug+04