This is what the Conservative/LibDem coalition has agreed under the heading of “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.
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