ID card update

The government is to press ahead with its plans for ID cards at a cost of £5.4bn over 10 years but there are still major doubts over the feasibility of the project.

Follow the events that have led ministers to press ahead with this decision.

Who's liable for ID cards?

Passport IT troubles bode ill for ID cards

ID cards to cost £5.4bn over 10 years

Government hires legal experts to block publication of ID card reviews

Cameron pledges to scrap ID card scheme

DWP refuses to issue ID card report in face of release order

'Rushed' ID card scheme is a missed opportunity, IT suppliers warn MPs

Toddlers used in trial of identity biometrics

ID card costs on the rise

Government ID card project faces £1.81bn deficit, warns LSE report

Reid puts brake on ID card contracts