UK Borders Bill
1:30 pm
Stewart Jackson (Peterborough, Conservative)
Profession Anderson, may I ask you a general question and then a specific one? Liberty argues in its submission to the Committee that
“biometric registration is effectively the first stage of roll out of the National Identity Card Scheme.”
You are an expert in these matters; what is your view on that in general?
On a specific point, in the regulatory impact assessment the Government have described the introduction of biometric identity documents as an opportunity to:
“De-risk ID Cards by trialling similar technology and processes”.
What is your view on that explanation?