Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Parliamentary Bills: Home Office ID Cards take centre stage / Public Technology, 24 Nov 2004

http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2124
Home Office
The Home office unveiled some of the highest profile Parliamentary activity with an IT and e-Government slant yesterday, with a range of bills in the run-up to the general election.


At the State Opening of Parliament, Her Majesty the Queen set out the Government’s legislative programme for the coming year, including the following Home Office legislation:

Measures to tackle serious, organised and drug-related crime, reform the police and offender management service and set up an identity cards scheme form the Home Office's legislative programme for the next Parliamentary session.

This will be underpinned by a number of other measures – including the long-awaited reform of charity law.