http://news.ft.com/cms/s/6a23b0ce-448d-11d9-9f6a-00000e2511c8.html
Nicholas Timmins
"Plans for a national identity card are set to tie business up in red tape, the government's regulatory watchdog has warned. As the cards come in on a voluntary basis, they look likely to lead to the sort of 'regulatory creep' produced by money-laundering regulations.
Those regulations have seen people, opening new accounts at their own bank, asked to produce passports and other forms of identity, and solicitors demanding proof of identity before clearing house sales.
And, in spite of the Home Office's statement that it is not possible to say whether businesses will be affected by the cards as they come in, David Arculus, chairman of the Better Regulation Task Force, feels that they will. "
