Identity Criminal Register Record

The Government intends to solve the massive amount of errors that come from the Criminal Records Bureau (1,570 mistakes in a year) by marrying the Identity Card Scheme to the Criminal Records Bureau. Apparently the Home Office wishes to make this compulsory.

Now, aside from adding the further layer of expense and complication to a process, isn't this incident stunningly familiar to the clause in the Justice and Coroners bill discussed in this blog a while ago?

Imagine this scenario, someone is arrested but released without charge, the Police keep their data despite this, this data is matched up with a standard CRB check for a job and causes them to be turned down. So even though the person hasn't been CHARGED with anything this affects their future.

While that might seem an exaggeration, it is a known fact that new laws come into effect in regards to a compulsory ID card. How many of us will have this added to our Criminal Record AS A RESULT of the ID Card scheme. The whole thing then becomes one giant feedback loop!

Seriously now, stop this nightmare, I want to get off.