United Kingdom ID card scheme begins to move forward at pace
Biometric Technology Today · 2006
In a turnaround of fortunes for the beleaguered UK national identity cards scheme, a deal was brokered in Parliament at the end of March that enabled the legislation to pass in both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. With the card likely to contain face, finger and iris biometrics, the news is a boost to various players in the biometric industry, who will now be firming up their alliances with key systems integrators.