http://www.politics.co.uk/party-politics/blunkett-revises-id-card-plans-$6090233.htm"The Home Office has pulled back from plans to combine a nationwide compulsory identity card with passports and driving licences.
Home Secretary David Blunkett is to opt for a stand alone ID card directly linked to a central database of names and address.
The Government says ID cards are a vital tool in the fight against illegal immigration and terrorism.
The ID card scheme will collate biometric data including scans of the iris and face and the fingerprints for all 59 million people in the UK. The cards will eventually be compulsory to have, though not to carry. "
