ID card update reveals £30 price, fines for bad data
By Nicole Kobie,
"The Identity Cards Act 2006 provides for a small number of organisations that may request information from your record for a specific purpose," he added. "These are the security services, the police, HM Revenue and Customs. In each cast they will be required to justify why they need the information."
That access, and other aspects of the cards, will be under the watch of a National Identity Scheme commissioner who will report to parliament. That role is yet to be filled.
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