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Originally Posted by Xaccers
Scapped due to a judge deciding that there was no state of emergency, and therefore no requirement for ID cards, not because of public protests.
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Not quite. In 1951 Lord Chief Justice, Lord Goddard ruled that the police could not demand that individuals show their ID cards if it was not relevant to the purposes for which the card was adopted. Widespread discussion of the ruling led to the repeal of the National Registration Act in 1952 and the end of ID cards until now. Public protest played a big part.