Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced in a written Ministerial Statement the creation of a 'Public-Private Forum on Identity Management'.
"The Forum will examine the evolving technologies used for identity management and consider how public and private sectors can work together to maximise efficiency and effectiveness. The Forum will be a key part of the identity management architecture across Government, and will build on work underway across Whitehall, which is being led by the Home Office..."
Sounds like the sort of initiative that should be announced by the Home Secretary. Or by the Prime Minister; maybe Gordon needs classes in Identity Management, before he jumps the gun.
Or is it a face-saving wheeze for kicking the ID Card project into the long grass for another year?
One of the Forum's terms of reference is to produce a preliminary report for the Chancellor and the Ministerial Committee on identity management by Easter 2007.
Its Chairman will be Sir James Crosby, Chief Executive of HBOS Plc, Non-executive Board member of the FSA, Non-executive Director of ITV plc, and Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries.
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