But critics of the scheme have attacked the trials, saying ID cards will not help with Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks and will be beset with the same administrative problems that have dogged these checks and other government IT projects.
In the pilots, volunteers applying for jobs requiring CRB checks used two online systems: one linked to UK passports and the other to ID cards, to confirm their identity.
Market research company FDS carried out interviews with the volunteers and analysed the research. The company reported 96 per cent of participants felt the passport-linked service was an improvement on current arrangements and 87 per cent said the ID card-linked scheme would be stronger still.
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