General Election 2010

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.

w00t :D