Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Id Cards Plan - New Fines for System Abuse / Scotsman, 29 Nov 2004

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3820655
David Barrett
"Failing to tell the Government when you move house will carry a fine of up to �1,000 under new identity card plans, it emerged today.

Home Secretary David Blunkett�s Identity Cards Bill also revealed that the controversial documents could become compulsory sooner than previously thought.

Ministers had said they would wait until 80% of adults had registered for a voluntary scheme before making it mandatory, but the Bill makes no reference to this and leaves open the option of forcing people to register sooner.

Failing to sign up will carry a civil fine of up to �2,500 while protesters who submit a spurious or spoiled application could be hit with a fine of �1,000.

Not updating registered details such as your address will be punishable with up to a �1,000 fine in the county courts � or the sheriff courts in Scotland � as will failing to renew a card."