3. Civil Liberties
We will be strong in defence of freedom. The Government believes that the British state has become too authoritarian, and that over the past decade it has abused and eroded fundamental human freedoms and historic civil liberties.

We will be strong in defence of freedom. The Government believes that the British state has become too authoritarian, and that over the past decade it has abused and eroded fundamental human freedoms and historic civil liberties. We need to restore the rights of individuals in the face of encroaching state power, in keeping with Britain’s tradition of freedom and fairness.

• We will implement a full programme of measures to reverse the substantial erosion of civil liberties and roll back state intrusion.

• We will introduce a Freedom Bill.

• We will scrap the ID card scheme, the National Identity register and the ContactPoint database, and halt the next generation of biometric passports.

• We will outlaw the finger-printing of children at school without parental permission.

• We will extend the scope of the Freedom of Information Act to provide greater transparency.

• We will adopt the protections of the Scottish model for the DNA database.

• We will protect historic freedoms through the defence of trial by jury.

• We will restore rights to non-violent protest.

• We will review libel laws to protect freedom of speech.

• We will introduce safeguards against the misuse of anti-terrorism legislation.

• We will further regulate CCTV.

• We will end the storage of internet and email records without good reason.

• We will introduce a new mechanism to prevent the proliferation of unnecessary new criminal offences.

• We will establish a Commission to investigate the creation of a British Bill of Rights that incorporates and builds on all our obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, ensures that these rights continue to be enshrined in British law, and protects and extends British liberties. We will seek to promote a better understanding of the true scope of these obligations and liberties.

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The Coalition: Our programme for government »The Coalition: Our programme for government
Governance »Governance
3. Civil Liberties
Adopt the protections of the Scottish model for the DNA database »Adopt the protections of the Scottish model for the DNA database
Commission to investigate creation of a British Bill of Rights »Commission to investigate creation of a British Bill of Rights
Defend trial by jury »Defend trial by jury
End storage of internet and email records without good reason »End storage of internet and email records without good reason
Extend the scope of the Freedom of Information Act »Extend the scope of the Freedom of Information Act
Further regulate CCTV »Further regulate CCTV
Introduce a Freedom Bill »Introduce a Freedom Bill
Outlaw school finger-printing of children without parental permission »Outlaw school finger-printing of children without parental permission
Prevent proliferation of unnecessary new criminal offences »Prevent proliferation of unnecessary new criminal offences
Restore rights to non-violent protest »Restore rights to non-violent protest
Reverse erosion of civil liberties and roll back state intrusion »Reverse erosion of civil liberties and roll back state intrusion
Review libel laws to protect freedom of speech »Review libel laws to protect freedom of speech
Review libel laws to protect freedom of speech »Review libel laws to protect freedom of speech
Scrap the national ID system »Scrap the national ID system
Society »Society
Freedom (Great Repeal) Bill »Freedom (Great Repeal) Bill
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