In the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the British Commonwealth and European Union. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, UK or, inaccurately, as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent parts. Three of these parts... United Kingdom, the Citizen Information Project (CIP) is a plan by the The Office for National Statistics is the UK government agency charged with the collection and publication of government statistics. Most publications can be downloaded free, and it is possible to create customised downloads too. Where data is broken down by geographical area, this is usually done by the areas defined... Office for National Statistics to build a national population register.

Scope and purpose

The register would be used as a single reference point for government contact, the exchange of personal contact data, and for the collection of For Wikipedia statistics, see m:Statistics Statistics is the science and practice of developing human knowledge through the use of empirical data expressed in quantitative form. It is based on statistical theory which is a branch of applied mathematics. Within statistical theory, randomness and uncertainty are modelled by probability theory... statistics reducing duplication in government departments and agencies. Government databases would be linked together using National insurance is a system of taxes, and related social security benefits, that has operated in the United Kingdom since its introduction in 1911, and wider extension by the government of Clement Attlee in 1946. UK Income Tax and National Insurance as a % of Salary (2004-2005) UK Income Tax... National Insurance or other personal numbers.

Since late 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in... 2003 the project has moved into a definition phase. It is hoped that the CIP will be able to use data from the proposed After many years of discussion through successive governments, in 2003 Home Secretary David Blunkett announced that the government intends to introduce a British national identity card linked to a national identity database, the National Identity Register. The cards and database will record biometric data. It is expected that by 2013... National Identity Register.

A report on preliminary testing is due in April 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. Worldwide aid effort continues to develop in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. January 3... 2005, with an expected implementation date by the end of 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. Predicted events January January 1 - Target date for the admission of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union. January 1 - Changing of ISBN Numbering system to be 13 Digit Code. February February 4 - Super Bowl XLI to be... 2007 if approval is given by Government. Initial estimates in 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004 suggested that the costs may amount to 1.2 to 2.4 billion The pound sterling, which strictly speaking refers to basic currency unit of sterling, now the pound, can generally refer to the currency of the United Kingdom (UK). The standard ISO 4217 currency code is GBP = Great British Pound, (UKP is non-standard and sometimes wrongly used) The sign for the... pounds (240 million annually for a period of 5 to 10 years).

Privacy concerns

The plans for the Citizen Information Project, along with the National Identity Register, the proposed After many years of discussion through successive governments, in 2003 Home Secretary David Blunkett announced that the government intends to introduce a British national identity card linked to a national identity database, the National Identity Register. The cards and database will record biometric data. It is expected that by 2013... National Child Database, and the The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly-funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom. The organisation provides the majority of healthcare in the UK, from general practitioners to Accident and Emergency Departments, long-term healthcare and dentistry. A particularity of the NHS compared to other public healthcare systems in... NHS The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in an initiative in the British National Health Service to connect Englands 30,000 GPs to 300 hospitals, allowing access to all patient records by health professionals and patients. There is no provision for patients to opt out of the system. It is... National Programme for IT project, have lead the Government's own The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) in the United Kingdom, is an independent government authority and reports directly to Parliament. The commissioners role is to be the independent champion of public openness and personal privacy, particularly in respect of elements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the... Information Commissioner to state that the country risks sleepwalking into a Mass surveillance is the surveillance of all or a substantial fraction of the entire population. Mass surveillance may be done either with or without the consent of those under surveillance, and may or may not be in their interest. For example, the monitoring of the population for disease in epidemiology... surveillance society [1]  (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1218615_1,00.html).

The Citizen Information Project won the Office for National Statistics the 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004 The Big Brother Awards recognize the government and private sector organizations...which have done the most to threaten personal privacy. It is awarded by Privacy International. It is named after the George Orwell character Big Brother from the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The following countries have their own version of... Big Brother Award for the "Most Heinous Government Organisation" from the campaigning organisation Privacy International (PI) was formed in 1990 as a privacy, human rights and civil liberties watchdog. The organisation is based in London and also has an office in Washington DC. Privacy International has received funding and support from a range of Foundations, academic establishments and non-government organisations. PI has... Privacy International.

See also

• Shortcut: UK topics This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom. Geography and the environment Great Britain United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Ireland, consisting of: Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland (not part of the United Kingdom) Isle of Man (not part of the United Kingdom) Channel Islands... UK topics

External links

• Citizen Information Project (http://www.gro.gov.uk/cip/index.asp)
• Testing of technology involved in a UK population register is soon to begin (http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/Frontpage/42B580307B3D8F5780256EC9003A7D21?OpenDocument)
• Evidence to the Homes Affairs Committee on the CIP in relation to ID cards (http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmhaff/uc130-vi/uc13002.htm)

• Big Brother Awards (http://www.bigbrotherawards.org)
• Privacy International (http://www.privacyinternational.org)