Identity Documents Bill [HL]

Page 1, line 17, leave out from “day” to end of line 12 on page 2 and insert “will remain valid as a travel document in Europe until their expiry date”

Page 2, line 5, at end insert—

“( ) giving cardholders the option of being reimbursed £30 on surrending their ID cards by such a date and pursuant to such arrangements as the Secretary of State considers appropriate”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Transfer of information from National Identity Register to Identity and Passport Service

The Secretary of State must ensure that any information recorded in the National Identity Register—

(a) which is relevant to an application by a person (“P”) for a passport, and

(b) where P has indicated that P wishes to retain P’s identity card for travel purposes until its expiry date,

is transferred to the Identity and Passport Service.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Report on costs and savings

(1) The Secretary of State must, within 4 months of this Act coming into force, lay before Parliament a report setting out the costs and savings associated with cancelling ID cards.

(2) The report laid under subsection (1) must, in particular, specify—

(a) the costs associated with cancelling all ID cards and sending letters to cardholders under section 2(3),

(b) the costs associated with destroying information in the National Identity Register under section 3, and

(c) any savings identified as a result of cancelling ID cards and destroying information in the National Identity Register.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Identity fraud

(1) The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report on the impact of the repeal of the Identity Cards Act 2006 on combating identity fraud and the lessons learnt from the operation of the identity cards scheme.

(2) The Secretary of State must lay the report before Parliament within one year of the coming into force of this Act.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Independent review

(1) The Secretary of State must, within 3 months of the coming into force of this Act, appoint an independent person to keep under review the arrangements for the time being maintained by the Secretary of State (and any person or authority to whom or to which he delegates any related function) for the purpose of his functions under this Act or any subordinate legislation made under it.

(2) The person so appointed shall report annually the findings of his review to the Secretary of State, with such report being made contemporaneously available to Parliament.”