What consideration it has given to the use of identity cards as proof-of-age cards for purchasing cigarettes or alcohol.

The Scottish Government supports the use of the voluntary Young Scot National Entitlement Card as a proof-of-age card. This card bears the PASS (Proof of Age Standards Scheme) hologram. The PASS scheme is approved by the Home Office. The Young Scot card is available to those aged 11 to 26 “ free of charge and is currently held by over 213,000 young people in Scotland. There is no requirement for young people in Scotland to pay for an identity card to prove their age.