Petition · past parliament

Introduce compulsory biometric identity cards for all residents of the UK

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Identity cards should help stop health tourists and protect our NHS. It will also prevent benefit cheats claiming more using different names.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

1 May 2018 Petition opened for signatures
4 May 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 May 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.