Blackstone's Guide to the Identity Cards Act 2006 [Paperback]

Structured in a clear and logical way following the parts of the Act, it provides an up-to-date and informative guide, making it an essential purchase for practitioners and organizations working in a number of legal areas.

1. Introduction: Identity Cards in the UK
2. Statutory Context
3. Comparative Context
4. Registration
5. The ID/Identity Card
6. Maintaining the Accuracy of the Register
7. Required Identity Checks
8. Provision of Information from the Register
9. Supervision of the National Identity Register and Identity Cards Scheme
10. Criminal Offences
11. Civil Penalties
12. Provisions Relating to Passports
13. Supplemental Provisions
14. Regulatory Impact Assessment
15. Race Equality Impact Assessment
Appendix - The Identity Cards Act 2006

John Wadhamhas extensive experience in privacy, regulatory, administrative, human rights and civil liberties law. Since 2003 he has been Deputy Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), and prior to this he was Director of Liberty. In addition to his practical experience as a solicitor, John has co-authored a number of titles in the areas of public law, human rights, and civil liberties, including;Blackstone's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act 2000(OUP, 2nd edn Jan 2005 with Jonathan Griffiths);Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998(OUP, 3rd edn Oct. 2003 with Helen Mountfield and Anna Edmundson); and the civil liberties section ofThe Penguin Guide to the Law. Dr.Caoilfhionn Gallagheris a barrister with privacy and comparative public law expertise. She recently joined Doughty Street Chambers, having formerly worked as a policy lawyer at Liberty. She has written many academic articles, conference papers, and book chapters published by Ashgate, Butterworths Ireland, Lexis-Nexis and Elsevier, anc co-authored a number of artciles on ID Cards with Liberty's culƒ&