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NO2ID Sheffield

N02ID is a national organisation campaigning against ID cards and the database state. Visit the No2ID website to find out more about the national campaign.

NO2ID Sheffield work to inform local people of the issues and to resist aspects of the database state that are relevant to Sheffield.

ID cards and the Database State in Sheffield

N02ID campaigners in Sheffield work to raise awareness about the dangers of the database state.

Aspects of the database state local to Sheffield are:

Confidentiality of medical records [Download an Opt-Out form] ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO OPT OUT

Fingerprinting of children in local schools

The Borders Agency mobile interrogation squad

ANPR (Automatic number plate recognition) camera network

Sheffield city council motion opposing ID cards.

Press releases

Local press coverage

Sheffield NO2ID will be campaigning during the 2010 General Election.

Meetings

We meet regularly discuss the campaign and to organise local activities. Our meetings are normally held on the last Wednesday of each month.

Next meeting

Date: Wednesday 30th June

Venue: Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG

Time: 7:30pm

Meetings are public and are open for anyone to attend. If you want to get involved with the campaign or if you just want to find out more about the issues surrounding ID cards and the database state then please come along.

We meet downstairs in the main room of the pub. There will be a NO2ID sign on the table. If you can't find us then please ask the bar staff.

Local mailing list

We have a mailing list for local NO2ID discussions. It's usually low volume, with sporadic medium-volume bursts, usually around the time of meetings or events. Please feel free to join up and lurk or chime in as you see fit.

Current status of the UK ID card scheme

The newly elected government are now committed to scrapping the ID card scheme. However, at present any identity cards that have been issued remain valid. Details of how the NIR will be scrapped have not yet been announced. Announcement from the Identity and Passport Service

ID cards are now compulsory for certain foreign nationals and 'voluntary' for UK citizens living in Greater Manchester.

Citizens in Greater Manchester are able to apply for an ID card. Once they have received their card they are then on the National Identity Register for life and are compelled by law to always possess a valid ID card and to keep their record up to date. There is no provision for these 'volunteers' to remove themselves from the scheme once they are part of it.

ID cards are also 'voluntary' for 16-24 year olds in London as of 8 February 2010. The government is marketing the 'Proof of age' aspects of the card. This is despite the existence of several government approved proof of age cards which are cheaper than the National ID card, do not require fingerprints, and do not require a lifetime lock-in to the National Identity Register.

NO2ID supporters in the Manchester area are reporting that the government is currently sending mail to every household informing them of the benefits, but not the risks, of the ID card scheme.