U-turn on airport ID cards trial
03.06.09
Public Servant Daily has reported that the Home Office has made a 'very quiet U-turn' on its airport ID card trials. It reports that the scheme, which was to be compulsary for all airside workers at London City and Manchester Airport, is now only going to be enforced for new starters.
As part of the initial roll-out of ID cards, the government announced plans - called the critical worker identity card (CWIC) scheme - for all those in sensitive roles at airports to be issued with an identity card. But when the recently resigned Home Secretary Jacqui Smith launched an early-adopter scheme for the citizens of Manchester in May, a much smaller announcement was made changing the rules of the CWIC scheme.
Originally, and against much union opposition, all airside workers were expected to apply for an ID card once the pilot began or potentially lose their jobs. However, in its May announcement, the Home Office changed the terms so that only those newly recruited as airside workers will be expected to apply for an ID card. All existing members of staff can continue to work without a card.
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