I don't quite get it!
I have an EU (read UK passport) and an airside pass.
My last pssport was issued to me in person at my local office.
I am CRC checked and passed.
Through a drink drive conviction, that shows up on my CRC, I am on the DNA database.
Why do I need a National ID, useless for anything, I have the passport and ID I need, 100% legit!
Hell, my pic on any of them aren't sexy, but the documents are / records are authentic.
Do I get a national ID automatically?
Why not just ask me to carry my passport airside? It has been (I hope, vetted) not just use aviation as a soft target for red tape.
As an Idea, why not flag UK airside badges 'Qualified' as in UK national. then start a National database to stop all the hassles of cancelations when one moves to the company next door with over a year to run on you current pass!
Absolutely nothing to hide
Bored