Report - Guardian

The LSE Identity Project Report: June 2005 viiTable of ContentsFOREWORD..................................................................................................................................................1PREFACE.......................................................................................................................................................3SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS...............................................................................................................5INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................7CONCLUSIONS IN DETAIL......................................................................................................................9Overview.................................................................................................................................................9Purposes of the system .........................................................................................................................10The technological environment............................................................................................................10Cost.......................................................................................................................................................11The legal environment..........................................................................................................................12Oversight ..............................................................................................................................................13International obligations .....................................................................................................................13Alternative scenarios............................................................................................................................13THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS REPORT ...........................................................................................15Origins and Objectives ........................................................................................................................15Sponsorship ..........................................................................................................................................16Expert Panel Consultation...................................................................................................................16Expert Panel Findings .........................................................................................................................17Academic Collaboration and Other Sources of Research ..................................................................17The Interim Report...............................................................................................................................18Government Participation ...................................................................................................................18Alternative model consultation ............................................................................................................19Ongoing Work ......................................................................................................................................19OVERVIEW OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS ..........................................................................21Background and chronology................................................................................................................22Overview of the scheme .......................................................................................................................24Overview of the scheme’s objectives ...................................................................................................25Personal information contained in the Register and on the Card......................................................27Access to the information on the national register .............................................................................27Overall cost of the scheme ...................................................................................................................27Recovery of cost ...................................................................................................................................28Voluntary and compulsory elements of the scheme ............................................................................28Age restrictions within the legislation.................................................................................................29Penalties for non-compliance with the legislation..............................................................................29Enforcement of the penalties................................................................................................................30THE GOVERNMENT’S CONSULTATION PROCESS.......................................................................31First consultation (2002-3)..................................................................................................................36Home Affairs Committee consultation (2003-2004) ...........................................................................37Second consultation (2004) .................................................................................................................38Consultation impact .............................................................................................................................40NATIONAL SECURITY, ORGANISED CRIME AND TERRORISM ..............................................43INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND OBLIGATIONS.............................................................45Background to the international context .............................................................................................45Passport Standards: ICAO, the EU, and the US................................................................................48Background ...................................................................................................................................................... 48ICAO Requirements......................................................................................................................................... 49EU Specifications and Actions ........................................................................................................................ 52