ID Cards will no longer prove that a person has the legal right to work in the UK

On 27 May 2010, the Identity & Passport Service (IPS) announced that:

“The Government plans for identity cards for British citizens will be scrapped within 100 days”.The IPS added that:

“The Identity Documents Bill is part of a first wave of priority legislation set out in the Queen's Speech on 25 May. The Bill will invalidate the identity card, meaning that holders will no longer be able to use them to prove their identity [my emphasis] or as a travel document in Europe.”

Further information about the cancellation of identity cards is available on the IPS website.

Comment

From 24 November 2009, an employer can accept a person's ID Card (issued under the Identity Cards Act 2006) as proof of their legal right to work in the UK: The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) (Amendment) Order [SI 2009/2908].