Identity Cards Bill

The noble Lord makes a perfectly fine and valid point. As for ID cards, the islands have their own jurisdiction. But there is a provision in Clause 45(6)—it is a standard formulation—that would allow the provisions of the ID card legislation to be extended in future to the Channel Islands or to the Isle of Man through an Order in Council at the request of the insular authorities. We have no plans to progress that at the moment, but I suspect that given the close working relationships between the policing authorities and agencies in the insular authorities and the United Kingdom, that may be important in the future. I return, finally, to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas. If island residents are here for a period longer than three months, they would become subject to the identity card regime. We would expect them to seek to register and be furnished with an ID card.