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Transsexual Plans Slammed by Campaigners

Leading transsexual activists have criticised the government’s plans for identity cards. 
 
Gender Spectrum UK has launched an online petition aimed at ensuring the safety of people “who present themselves in a manner which is not the same as the gender to which they were assigned at birth.”

Current proposals will allow those undergoing treatment to change their [...]

Passport Blunders Cost £500,000

Travellers who had trips ruined by Passport Service mistakes have claimed £500,000 in compensation in the past five years. The figures revealed by The People show claims of up to £2,000 due to passport and visa application errors.
 
It makes you wonder how much the government has budgeted for compensation payments when the inevitable problems with [...]

Government data integrity called into question

From The Register:
Almost one in ten records within HMRC’s framework database contain errors, according to figures unveiled by Conservative MP Justine Greening.
The frameworks database only contains quite simple information - first, second and surname, title, sex, data of birth, address and National Insurance number. Which begs the question of how many errors more complicated government records [...]