Appalling. Consent is a red herring. So "the framework will only be put in place if citizens give consent"? When is the referendum being held, then? The identifiers which appear to require consent are already held by government or their agencies, so could be obtained by fair means or foul even if consent is withheld. The purpose "identifying a citizen" is not meaningful as it would appear to apply for absolutely any reason required. Consent is equally meaningless in this context. As to the bottom line - having a single point of notification of change which is then passed to all relevant bodies - Anyone with experience of local/central government doing this at all effectively please make yourself known. The very fact that I&DEA & UKOnline are doing 2 similar projects speaks volumes on that score. What, I wonder, does the OIC have to say? Su ------------text edit sg/26/09/01----------------- ====================================================================== This email is confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please notify us immediately by telephoning +44 (20) 7330 3000 and requesting the IT Helpdesk. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose its contents to any other person. Allen & Overy One New Change London EC4M 9QQ Tel:+44 (20) 7330 3000 Fax: +44 (20) 7330 9999 General Email: [log in to unmask] www: http://www.allenovery.com Allen & Overy is a solicitors' partnership. A list of the names of partners and their professional qualifications is open to inspection at the above office. The partners are either solicitors or registered foreign lawyers. ====================================================================== ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at : - www.jiscmail.ac.uk/user-manual/summary-user-commands.htm all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^