机场工作人员将无需佩戴身份证件, AOA集团

Release Date: 2009-07-01

The government has scrapped plans to make identification cards compulsory at all UK airports for certain members of staff.

Home secretary Alan Johnson made the announcement today and also said that trials which would have meant pilots had to carry the cards at two UK airports have also been rejected.

Mr Johnson said: "I want the introduction of identity cards for all British citizens to be voluntary and I have therefore decided that identity cards issued to airside workers should also be voluntary."

He added that although the cards would not be compulsory he still believed they would improve security at UK airports.

The Tories also said that they would have scrapped the cards if they got into power and the plans to make the scheme compulsory were unpopular with large numbers of Labour backbenchers.

ID cards are still going to be introduced in the north-west of England at the start of 2010 and the government hopes they will be used by young people as proof of age.

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Company:	AOA集团
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