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• Identity Card Delivery On Time and On Budget Announces Home Secretary

  Thursday 06th November 2008
  In a speech at the Social Market Foundation today (6th November 2008), the Home Secretary set out progress on the delivery of identity cards and action taken in response to issues raised by the public.

• Moving to Directgov

  Wednesday 22nd October 2008
  Over the next few months information about passports, the National Identity Scheme and the General Register Office will be moving onto the Directgov website.

• ID Fraud Prevention Week: 6th to 12th October

  Monday 6th October 2008
  This week is National Identity Fraud Prevention Week. Identity fraud costs the UK economy over £1bn a year.

• National Identity Scheme procurement activity – update

  Friday 12th September 2008
  IPS is pleased to announce progress on a number of procurements following the award of the National Identity Scheme ‘Strategic Supplier Group’ framework in May 2008.

• New number for Passport Adviceline

  Wednesday 3rd September 2008
  The new number for the Passport Adviceline is 0300 222 0000. For the large majority of customers the cost of calling IPS will be reduced.

• Thales awarded National Identity Scheme contract

  Friday 1st August 2008
  IPS is pleased to announce that Thales has been awarded a four year contract to support IPS in delivering the early releases of the National Identity Scheme (NIS)...

• IPS strike action: 23 July to 25 July

  23rd July 2008 to 25th July 2008
  The PCS union has notified the Identity and Passport Service of its intention to ask members within IPS to take strike action for three days from Wednesday 23 July until Friday 25 July 2008.

• MyLifeMyID: the online community for young people to have their say about identity issues

  Friday 18th July 2008
  The National Identity Scheme will offer ID cards to young people on a purely voluntary basis, from 2010.

• Consultation on the Delivery of the National Identity Scheme

  Thursday 24th April 2008
  This is your opportunity to register your views on the recently published National Identity Scheme Delivery Plan 2008. We look forward to hearing from you.

• General Register Office transfers to passport and Passport Service

  Tuesday 1st April 2008
  As from 1st April 2008, General Register Office (GRO) will become part of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS).

• Post Office wins passport contract

  Friday 1st February 2008
  Post Office Ltd has retained the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) contract to provide the passport Check & Send service...