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議會公眾認為委員會 (Pac)稱讚了方式 e護照 展開了，但說結果政府有一些工作做說服公眾關於對分開的ID的需要擬訂。Pac說在e護照舉行的信息於在提出的ID卡片包含的信息是相似的，并且政府的計劃為一張分開的ID卡片也許是無保證的。

愛德華Leigh MP， Pac的主席，認為， 「介紹第一代e護照是成功的項目管理和獲得的一個優秀例子由 身分和護照服務.

“The introduction from 2009 of second generation e-passports, digitally storing holders’ fingerprints as well as their photographs, will present an even more demanding implementation challenge.”

The Pac is also concerned about the reliability of the chip in the passports. Leigh said, “The best manufacturer’s warranty that the Identity and Passport Service could get for the electronic chip embedded in the passport was for only two years, even though passports are valid for ten years.

“The public will want to be told just how durable the chip is and, if it stops working, who will pay for a replacement. The prospect of e-passport failures contributing to yet further delays at border controls is not an enticing one.”

Leigh says, “Most of us are going to have to have both an e-passport and an identity card. The Home Office needs to explain why an e-passport could not serve both purposes. At the very least, the Identity and Passport Service should reduce areas of overlap as the identity card project progresses and make sure that the combined fee for the two documents is minimised.”

A Pac report examines how lessons learnt from the introduction of e-passports will be incorporated into future projects, the cost of authenticating applicants’ identities, passport fee trends, the measures being taken by the Identity and Passport Service to hold down passport fees, and working with others to reduce costs and improve border security.

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