Mole Valley District Council

30th October 2008 Agenda Item 12 – Motion 7/2008 – ID Cards

This Council notes that:

This Council believes that:

the centralized collection by the Government of personal data as part of ID cards process in addition to the continuing Government Programme of centralized collection of personal data in other areas infringes UK citizen's civil rights and adds to the risk of unauthorized and even criminal targeting of that personal data;
the scheme will impose wholly disproportionate costs on this Council and other public bodies which will include both implementation and operational costs;
and that this will have a damaging effect on all residents of Mole Valley.

This Council resolves, unless required to do so by law, to:

take no part in any pilot scheme or feasibility work in relation to the National Identity Card Scheme;
establish as Council policy that National Identity Cards will not be required in order to obtain Council benefits or services;
refuse to participate in the national database.