UK-wide consultation

The government are conducting a UK-wide consultation on the National Identity Register (and the associated ID cards), in reality the only people allowed to attend the meetings are those that have been invited and the legislation is already in place so the only consultation is over how to enforce/encourage the implementation.

Here is the BBC's story that

"Nine people have been charged with breach of the peace following an incident at a meeting about ID cards in Edinburgh.

There were protests as a Home Office minister was meeting business leaders and local government officials to outline the proposals.

Activists were removed by police and nine have been charged.

The event was part of a UK-wide consultation which allows organisations to give feedback on the plans."

Here is No2ID's take on the same story.