UK biometric passport scheme nipped in the bud?

[David_Biggins@usermgmt.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Owen Lewis [mailto:oml@sysrx.uk.com]
> 
> Which is why more than one senior copper has 
> hankered after a
> national DNA databank for all persons born it (or presumably otherwise
> entering this fair land). They might well have their wish 
> granted too, one
> of these days - though I'd bet that the presentation would be one of
> medical/public health improvement, rather than plain old snoopy Plod.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BILL may well lay the foundation...

> 
> What bureaucratic nonsense next? Barbers to be licensed and 
> required to
> register under the Data Protection Act?? Not to mention 
> laundries, public
> sanitation engineers, ladies of the night, pubs and restaurants....

More likely the Private Security Industry Bill - all of theses could be
held to some degree to be offering some form of advice or service
relating to the security of property or the person....

## dave ##