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Conservative Party on Law and Order

A traditional topic of contention in the UK, Law and Order remains high on the priority list of all parties. Since 9/11 and the London bombings of 2005, terrorism has remained an important factor for the UK electorate. The detention of terrorists without charge has been keenly debated. Further issues include: the classification of illegal drugs, the use of individuals’ DNA, whether to reform the Human Rights Act, and the proliferation of CCTV cameras across the UK.

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Conservative Party strongly supports reforming the Human Rights Act

Party policy is to remove the 1998 Human Rights Act from British Law and create a British Bill of Rights.

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Conservative Party strongly opposes retaining DNA of people who have not been charged and/or convicted of a crime in a national database

Damien Green Conservative Immigration Spokesman: "Government policy on DNA is a shambles. It is imperative that the police return the DNA of all innocent people."

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Conservative Party strongly opposes detaining those suspected of terrorism for 28 days without charge

Opposed the Labour Government's attempt to bring in 42 day detention in the Counter-Terrorism Bill in 2008

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Conservative Party opposes developments in surveillance technology, such as the increased number of CCTV cameras

Oppose an increased expansion in deployment of CCTV technology as the best way to tackle crime and critique it for being an attack on civil liberties

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Conservative Party strongly supports public elections for all local police chiefs

Tory proposals from Shadow Home Secretary call for the heads of all 43 constabularies to be directly elected by the public

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Conservative Party strongly supports downgrading cannabis from a ‘class B’ to ‘class C’ drug

Supported the reclassification of Cannabis from 'C' to 'B' in January 2009

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