Airlines anger over ID cards
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/2236720/Airlines [2008-7-4]
Tag : ID Card Lock
In the letter, they complained that forcing them to do so wouldprovide no additional security. They wrote: "Indeed, there is a real risk that enrolment in theNational ID scheme will be seen to provide an added, but ultimatelyfalse, sense of security to our processes." They accused the Government of using aviation industry "forpolitical purposes on a project which has questionable publicsupport." The letter continued: "We believe most strongly that the enrolmentof airside workers in the National ID Scheme is an unnecessary andunjustified extra initiative and that the priority for Governmentattention should be the improved efficiency of border processeswhich would result in a more reliable operation and better levelsof service for the traveling public."
A Home Office spokesperson said: "The Government is working toensure our borders and airports are secure.
"Biometric identity cards for airside workers lock identity to theindividual providing far greater assurance of identity thancurrently exists within the aviation sector. "Once identity is confirmed it is easier to verify who is beingemployed in sensitive roles and locations at airports, bringingbenefits to employers and employees and reassurance to the public.
"A fully defined identity card scheme for airside workers is stillbeing developed and we continue to work with and listen to the UKaviation industry and other airport employers." The letter was also signed by the pilots' union, BALPA.
The first wave of the ID card scheme will see the cards becomingcompulsory for non-EU foreign nationals living in Britain thisyear, airport workers and Olympic security staff from next year. Parliament is to decide whether the £4.4bn scheme should bemade compulsory for British citizens.
In the letter, they complained that forcing them to do so wouldprovide no additional security. They wrote: "Indeed, there is a real risk that enrolment in theNational ID scheme will be seen to provide an added, but ultimatelyfalse, sense of security to our processes." They accused the Government of using aviation industry "forpolitical purposes on a project which has questionable publicsupport." The letter continued: "We believe most strongly that the enrolmentof airside workers in the National ID Scheme is an unnecessary andunjustified extra initiative and that the priority for Governmentattention should be the improved efficiency of border processeswhich would result in a more reliable operation and better levelsof service for the traveling public."
A Home Office spokesperson said: "The Government is working toensure our borders and airports are secure.
"Biometric identity cards for airside workers lock identity to theindividual providing far greater assurance of identity thancurrently exists within the aviation sector. "Once identity is confirmed it is easier to verify who is beingemployed in sensitive roles and locations at airports, bringingbenefits to employers and employees and reassurance to the public.
"A fully defined identity card scheme for airside workers is stillbeing developed and we continue to work with and listen to the UKaviation industry and other airport employers." The letter was also signed by the pilots' union, BALPA.
The first wave of the ID card scheme will see the cards becomingcompulsory for non-EU foreign nationals living in Britain thisyear, airport workers and Olympic security staff from next year. Parliament is to decide whether the £4.4bn scheme should bemade compulsory for British citizens.
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