5 h. ago Government responds to calls to increase paternity leave for new parents

An 18-month review of parental leave and pay is already underway

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7 h. ago Government responds to calls for referendum on introducing mandatory identity cards in the UK

Protests against the proposal took place in London over the weekend

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8 h. ago Government responds to calls for mandatory eye tests for drivers over 70

Specialists want the measure to be introduced for every licence renewal

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5 d. ago Government's response to new eye test 'requirement' for drivers at 70 call

The government has responded to calls for all drivers to submit a recent eye test result when applying for a driving licence renewal at 70

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1 week ago Government responds to calls for school week to be cut from five to four days

Tens of thousands of people had signed a petition demanding the change

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2 w. ago Government responds to calls for Digital ID cards to be scrapped after 2.8 million sign petition

A petition calling a national ID system "a step towards mass surveillance and digital control" has gained over two million signatures

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2 w. ago Shabana Mahmood floats wider uses of new national ID card, after Labour pledged it would only be used to prove the right to work

The new national identity card could be used to crack down on benefits cheats and 'all sorts of other things', Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said.

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2 w. ago Welsh Government responds as teachers back calls for blanket ban on mobile phones in schools

At the moment it is up to individual schools to decide whether or not to bank pupils using phones

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3 w. ago Readers’ letters: Digital ID cards an open invitation to identity thieves

A reader suggests Digital ID cards would inevitably be vulnerable to hackers

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3 w. ago Starmer’s ID plan has caused upset, but in the EU the debate has long been settled

ID cards have become an essential part of life for many across the bloc, with digital versions already launched in many member statesOn the continent, the debate currently raging in the UK over national ID cards has long been settled. Across Europe, physical identity cards have existed for decades, and digital versions have either already been successfully launched or are being trialled.In all bar two of the EU’s 27 member states, physical ID cards, in a standard, machine-readable EU format introduced in 2021, serve both as identity documents in citizens’ home countries, and for travel within the passport-free Schengen zone. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Will I get fined for not having a national ID card, and what if I don't have a smartphone? How the scheme could work and the massive pitfalls it faces

How would a digital identity card scheme operate, if Labour introduces a requirement for every adult worker in Britain to have one?

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4 w. ago Ed Davey suggests Lib Dems no longer staunchly against introducing ID cards

The Liberal Democrats historically opposed the idea of introducing state-sanctioned identity cards when it was suggested by the Blair government.

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