Register your interest
You will find more information about what this will mean for you and for society, and how you can register your interest and be kept up to date with the roll out of identity cards on our pages on Directgov.
- Identity newsletter - these editions of ID Matters are specifically aimed at our stakeholders but they will give you an idea of the topics we cover
- Register your interest on the Directgov website
- 'The National Identity Service' leaflet April 2009 (PDF- 141 Kb)
By signing up for the e-newsletter, you will get:
- information about the development and voluntary introduction of the NIS and identity cards;
- help and advice about protecting your identity and guarding against identity theft;
- news about identity cards and the benefits that they and the National Identity Service will deliver;
- advance notice of how you can apply for an identity card and when the cards are available in your area.
Visit Directgov to find out more about:
- the main features of the National Identity Service
- what the identity card will cost and how you can get one
- how your identity card will be used
- how biometrics and the National Identity Service will provide identity assurance and help safeguard society
If you are looking for background to the National Identity Service you will find it in the Legislative/Parliamentary section of our Publications area.
Business and organisations in the public or private sectors will find more in our Business Services section.
