Civil Liberties

The parties agree to implement a full programme of measures to reverse the substantial erosion of civil liberties under the Labour Government and roll back state intrusion.

This will include:
  • A Freedom or Great Repeal Bill.
  • The scrapping of ID card scheme, the National Identity register, the next generation of biometric passports and the Contact Point Database.
  • Outlawing the finger-printing of children at school without parental permission.
  • The extension of the scope of the Freedom of Information Act to provide greater transparency.
  • Adopting the protections of the Scottish model for the DNA database.
  • The protection of historic freedoms through the defence of trial by jury.
  • The restoration of rights to non-violent protest.
  • The review of libel laws to protect freedom of speech.
  • Safeguards against the misuse of anti-terrorism legislation.
  • Further regulation of CCTV.
  • Ending of storage of internet and email records without good reason.
  • A new mechanism to prevent the proliferation of unnecessary new criminal offences.

Immediately related elementsHow this works
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Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement Â»Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement
Civil Liberties
A Freedom or Great Repeal Bill Â»A Freedom or Great Repeal Bill
Adopt Scottish model for the DNA database Â»Adopt Scottish model for the DNA database
Defence of trial by jury Â»Defence of trial by jury
End storage of internet and email records without good reason Â»End storage of internet and email records without good reason
Extend the scope of the Freedom of Information Act Â»Extend the scope of the Freedom of Information Act
Further regulation of CCTV Â»Further regulation of CCTV
Outlaw finger-printing of children at school Â»Outlaw finger-printing of children at school
Prevent proliferation of unnecessary new criminal offences Â»Prevent proliferation of unnecessary new criminal offences
Restore rights to non-violent protest Â»Restore rights to non-violent protest
Review libel laws to protect freedom of speech Â»Review libel laws to protect freedom of speech
Safeguards against misuse of anti-terrorism legislation Â»Safeguards against misuse of anti-terrorism legislation
Scrap the national identity system Â»Scrap the national identity system
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