Via Kable, I learn that “A group of MPs has recommended that a senior official be appointed to lead a coordinated approach to tackle identity fraud. The All Party Identity Fraud Group published a report on 6 October 2007 calling on the government to appoint an identity fraud tsar. It says this would ensure a joined up approach to tackling the problem by creating a single point of contact across government, the police and private sector. In the last two years there have been three ministers with responsibility for identity fraud, and the group believes this has undermined efforts to create a coordinated approach to the threat. The report sees the secure sharing of data between the government and the private sector as a key way to tackle identity fraud, and suggests that a central shared database could be set up to allow financial institutions to verify identities and quickly establish cases of deceased fraud.”

Okay–government involved: check. Single government point of contact–er, check? (Kind of a big government…). Private industry involved: Check.

Er, excuse me? If you don’t involve the citizen you will not resolve the issue.