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| Long title | An Act to make provision for and in connection with the repeal of the Identity Cards Act 2006. |
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| Citation | 2010 c. 40 |
| Introduced by | Theresa May, Home Secretary (Commons) Baroness Neville-Jones, Minister of State for Security and Counter Terrorism (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | Whole of the United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 21 December 2010 |
| Commencement | Sections 2–3 on 21 December 2010; remaining sections on 21 January 2011 |
| Other legislation | |
| Relates to | Identity Cards Act 2006 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of the Identity Documents Act 2010 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Identity Documents Act 2010 (c. 40) is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which reversed the introduction of identity cards, and required the destruction of the information held on the National Identity Register.
As a bill, it was presented to the House of Commons by Home Secretary Theresa May on 26 May 2010, making it the first government bill to be introduced to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom by the Cameron ministry.