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  2. International Student Identity Card - Wikipedia

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    The International Student Identity Card (ISIC) serves as internationally recognized proof of student status and offers access to various benefits and discounts globally, including travel, accommodation, and cultural institutions. The ISIC Association also issues the International Youth Travel Card (IYTC) for non-students, and the International ...

  3. Identity Cards Act 2006 - Wikipedia

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    The Identity Cards Act 2006 (c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was repealed in 2011. It created National Identity Cards, a personal identification document and European Economic Area travel document, which were voluntarily issued to British citizens. It also created a resident registry database known as the National ...

  4. List of national identity card policies by country - Wikipedia

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    Honduras. Cédula de identidad (national identity card) The Honduran national identity card is an electronic ID card, compulsory for all Honduran nationals at the age of 18. [36] Hong Kong. Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID) Identity cards have been used since 1949, and been compulsory since 1980.

  5. Opinion polls on the British national identity card - Wikipedia

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    Good idea 31%. Bad idea 33%. Very bad idea 23%. A further poll by YouGov / The Daily Telegraph, published on 4 December 2006, indicated support for the identity card element of the scheme at 50%, with 39% opposed. Support for the national database was weaker, with 41% happy and 52% unhappy with the prospect of having their data recorded.

  6. Biometrics in schools - Wikipedia

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    Schools use pupils' biometric data for cashless catering, libraries, payment systems, registration and locker systems. In the UK biometric technology in schools was initially used for library book issue, approved for use by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office [7] in 2001 and the Department for Education [8] in 2002. Within a few years ...

  7. Proof of Age Standards Scheme - Wikipedia

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    Proof of Age Standards Scheme. PASS (the Proof of Age Standards Scheme) is a government-backed scheme in the UK that gives citizens a valid and accepted form of proof of age identification. The scheme is supported by the Home Office, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) and the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC).

  8. CitizenCard - Wikipedia

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    CitizenCard. Citizen Card is a not-for-profit business in the United Kingdom that sells Home Office-recognised photo ID /proof-of-age cards available to any resident in the UK. Cards are issued in three age groups: Under 16, 16-17 and 18+. [1] CitizenCards carry the PASS (Proof of Age Standards Scheme) hologram and logo; a scheme supported by ...

  9. International students in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In 2019, the UK government's International Education Strategy set a target to recruit 600,000 international students in higher education and to increase the value of higher education exports to £35 billion by 2030. [4] The recruitment target was met ten years early and in the 2021/22 academic year, there were 679,790 international students ...