but would it reduce the paperwork
I wouldn’t mind if I thought it was going to replace the Airport ID card or would act as a UK Airport ID card allowing access to all airports, but it will just become another card that will have to be carried.
Remember the changes to the driving licence ….
We had a perfectly good paper based system however the paper licence was large and not really suitable for carrying on a daily basis. Everyone thought it would be much better to have a credit card sized licence like other countries. What did we end up with in the UK…. A credit card sized driving licence and a paper licence neither of which is valid without the other.
Don’t trust the civil service to come up with good idea!