BALPA against ID Cards - TUC Congress

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For what it's worth there is an opportunity to comment on the secondary legislation proposed under the ID Cards Act 2006. http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downl...egislation.pdf

This is some of what the Home Office consultation document states:

This is a public consultation and anyone who wishes to do so may
comment. However, those organisations that commented on the National
Identity Scheme Delivery Plan 2008 and any organisations that may be
involved in the early roll out of ID cards at airports are in particular invited to comment.

This is a 12 week consultation starting on Friday 21st November 2008 and

closing on Friday 13th February 2009.

Any comments should be sent to:
Robin Woodland
Identity Cards Act Secondary Legislation Consultation
Home Office
Identity and Passport Service
Allington Towers
19 Allington Street
London SW1E 5EB

Comments may also be sent by email to: [email protected].
If commenting by email please include the words “consultation response”

in the subject title.

There are 97 pages to trawl through but pages 29 & 30, sections 5.1 to 5.14 are specific to us in aviation. You should take particular note of the section 'Designation Of Documents' it states:

If an airside worker in the category specified refused to apply for an ID
card then they should not be issued with the criminal conviction
certificate necessary to obtain an airside pass.

5.14 We welcome comments on the

proposal to provide for the roll out of
identity cards to different groups through
commencement orders and on the draft
designation order that would link the issue
of identity cards to the issue of criminal

conviction certificates for airside workers.

Please feel free to send them your comments, but do you really think it will make any difference?