Vetted volunteers to “volunteer” fingerprints and obtain a “voluntary” ID Card?
The brouhaha surrounding the vetting undertaken by the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) with respect to the safeguarding the vulnerable has tended to overlook that such volunteers are likely to “volunteer” to obtain their ID Card. In addition, the link to ID Cards may increase the cost of “volunteering” to about £170 (the vetting fee of £64 and the ID Card cost of £100 plus). Although such a prospect has not been discussed by the press or by Ministers, in my




