The Universal Serial Number - streamlined

It has been bugging me for years so time to get my thoughts down on paper.

In our country every government department issues many different serial numbers such as:

1. IRD

2. WINZ

3  Health

4. Education 

5. Passport

et al.

Such is the minefield that is Government Bureaucracy that the poor client never really knows what goes where.

My plan is simple.  Centralise all departments under one serial number.

How it works.

1.  When a child is born they are given their National Service Number which is recognised in all facets of bureaucracy. All child health care free (to age 15) and MoH activates a file number accordingly.

2. At aged 5 they are issued a New Zealand Passport for life, only  needs to be renewed on application if the original is full or lost/stolen.
3. NCEA Levels 1 and 2 files use their endemic number.
4.  Aged 15  IRD opens an Account with the same number.
5. Doctors activate the same case file number. All health care has the same number.
6.  Aged 16 WINZ Activate a case file number if needed.

I foresee that bureaucracy will be streamlined.  It would be better for all if they didn't have to wade through Central Government crap. It would also make it easier for Government Departments to cross audit (would you believe IRD has two departments that deal  with clients, IRD itself and Child Support.  15 years ago they didn't talk to each other - not  to mention IRD/WINZ)

Yes I hear the naysayers and Nanny State, but it will work.