No2ID - ID in the News

A good page to take a frequent look at is the "ID in the News" page maintained by the campaign group, No2ID.

Two recent items that they highlight:

- The Public Accounts Committee is annoyed by the "stupefying level of neglect" by government ministers. In 20% of "mission critical and high risk" IT schemes, senior officials in charge had not held a single meeting with ministers to discuss progress. In a further 28% of projects, ministers held meetings with officials fewer than four times a year.

- The Treasury is launching a High Court appeal against a decision instructing it to release information about the cost of ID cards (so much for Gordon Brown saying "Government must be more open and more accountable to Parliament."