From 2008, anyone renewing their passport can opt for an ID card as well, but even if you don't get one, you pay for the card!..But that is irrelevant, because entry on the NIR will be compulsory, and that is the bad part of the whole scheme..dg123 said:How does the issue of ID cards affect those who do not hold a UK passport? The only mention I have heard of getting an ID card is when someone renews or applies for a passport.
Clarke has said that if Nu Labour win the election, it will become compulsory to get an ID card/be put on the register irrespective of whether you have to renew your passport or not - and that is when the mass roundup of the UK population will start..
However, there is the grey area of 'designated documents'..Clarke may force you onto the register if you have to get/renew one. But they havn't been defined yet, so it may be a CRB check, driving licence etc..