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Proceeding contribution from Lord Waddington (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 23 November 2005. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Identity Cards Bill.

Identity Cards Bill

I am puzzled by Clause (1)(7)(b) as, in the context of the scheme of the Bill, it does not seem to make any sense. Clause (1)(3) says that,"““The statutory purposes are to . . . [provide] a convenient method for . . . individuals to prove registrable facts about themselves””." Dead men can prove nothing, and a dead man is not an individual, so how can the date of a person’s death be part of an individual’s identity?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
675 c1645 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Data protection Criminal records Biometrics Death Age Fraud Fingerprints ICT Eligibility Immigration controls Genetics Identity cards Gender Personal records Personation National identity register Proof of identity Passports Registration Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships Personal names
Legislation
Identity Cards Bill 2005-06
Link
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