Labour's ID Card State: Killed by the Coalition

In the Lords at 9.49 pm on Monday 21st December, Royal Assent was notified to the Identity Documents Act. All existing ID cards are now cancelled within one month, and the National Identity Register database will be destroyed within two months. This saves £835 million in planned future expenditure.

Folkestone West Lib Dem County Councillor Tim Prater commented:

"The Identity Documents Act has killed off the expensive, pointless, dangerous ID Cards project - it's great news.

"The No2ID campaign against ID Cards consistently pointed out the dangers and costs of Labour's ID Card scheme, and the Liberal Democrats both fought their introduction and pledged their abolition. As part of the coalition government, yesterday the Lib Dems saw that pledge delivered."