Club patrons can register and then use their fingerprints to gain access to a club. If a crime is committed then the ID’s, fingerprints and photos can be used to find the culprits.  Do you think this a good idea?

The police say that bouncers have taken passports, birth certificates and driving licences from people trying to pass themselves off as an older friend, brother or other relative.

The practice has been praised and the home office now want to use this as an example of how other areas can deal with the problem.

The youngsters have been often sent to restorative workshops to educate them.

They also found that other people’s passports were being used in an attempt to enter the bars.

There is a crackdown underway which is hoping to stop anti-social behaviour.

The parents of over 70 people under 18 have been contacted.  All of them were caught with large amounts of alcohol.  The parents will also be visited for a discussion.

“The use of fake IDs at pubs and clubs is being tackled in an initiative across Stoke-on-Trent.

The awareness operation involves the Nightlife Partnership, which includes businesses and agencies such as the police and city council.”

They go on to say that ID cards will be seized and advice is given to the users of the cards.  Trading standards will look to take action again the supplier of the cards.  The organisers say that following discover of the cards they will inform parents.  They also added that there are consequences to the licensees and staff if they allow people in with the fake ID.  A full evaluation is then due to take place.

UNDERAGE drinkers have been using fake ID to bluff their way into pubs and nightclubs.

At Liquid Nightclub in Wrexham alone 20 bogus passports and 30 counterfeit drivers licences have been seized.

Now the county has launched the “Don’t Be a Fake campaign.

Again, the usual consequence is that the ID cards are confiscated and handed over to the police.

PASS is the national proof-of-age accreditation scheme, endorsed by Government, which sets minimum standards for proof-of-age cards. The SIA is urging door supervisors to confiscate false ID and hand them over to the police, who will then return the documents to the relevant authority.

Baroness Ruth Henig, Chairman at the SIA said: “We are advising licensees and door staff to help ensure fake or false IDs are confiscated and handed to the police. Trained and professional SIA-licensed door supervisors play an important role in creating a safe environment for the public when visiting pubs and clubs across the UK. Door staff can also contribute to reducing under-age drinking. Our approved door supervisor training ensures door supervisors are made aware of the PASS scheme.”

PASS Chairman Robert Humphreys added: “This campaign is timely and most welcome. Many underage young people often see getting past door staff or being served as something of a game, but for those responsible for enforcing the law it’s no joke – in fact a mistake can easily cost them their jobs and even get them a criminal record. The clarity of the message is vital – attempting to break the law is unacceptable and could get you in serious trouble.”

The fake ID posters can be downloaded from the Home Office website

To show how easy it is to obtain fraudulent documents using anyone’s details, CPP applied for four official-looking proofs of ID using David Cameron’s name and Gordon Brown’s photo. As you can see, the results of this unlikely coalition are pretty convincing.

In certain countries it is now the law to carry your identity card; those found not carrying the card could find themselves hit with a heavy fine.   Since 9/11 many governments have brought in some kind of National Identity Scheme to ‘help with the fight against terrorism’ – though there has been much speculation of how effective ID cards would be for this purpose and the cost implicating such a scheme has been under heavy scrutiny.

This is an example of what a National Identity Card could look like:

It is impossible to tell whether identity cards have been obtained fraudulently, according to the first report by the Office of the Identity Commissioner.

Identity Commissioner Sir Joseph Pilling was appointed to oversee the government’s ₤5.4bn National Identity Scheme and issued his first update today.

Although widely supportive of the way the scheme is being introduced by the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), Pilling’s report says: “By definition it will always be impossible to know how many cards have been obtained fraudulently. At this very early stage when the number might well be none, it is not even possible to make an informed guess.”

Once again questions are being asked about the expensive and unnecessary national ID card scheme.

For the full draft of the ammendment see below:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/draft/ukdsi_9780111491553_en_1